depressure
depressure verb: to reduce the pressure of something, especially of a gas inside a container; to depressurize.
Verb
depressure (third-person singular simple present depressures, present participle depressuring, simple past and past participle depressured)
- To reduce the pressure of something, especially of a gas inside a container; to depressurize
Forms of depressure
| third-person singular present | depressures |
|---|---|
| present participle | depressuring |
| past participle | depressured |
| past | depressured |
Origin of depressure
From de- + pressure.
Questions about depressure
- What does depressure mean?
- Depressure means to reduce the pressure of something, especially of a gas inside a container; to depressurize.
- What part of speech is depressure?
- Depressure is a verb.
- What is the past tense of depressure?
- The past tense of depressure is depressured.
Words near depressure in the dictionary
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