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depressurize

UK/diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/

depressurize verb: to reduce the air pressure within a chamber.

Verb

depressurize (third-person singular simple present depressurizes, present participle depressurizing, simple past and past participle depressurized)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
  2. (intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.

Synonyms of depressurize

Antonyms

Forms of depressurize

third-person singular presentdepressurizes
present participledepressurizing
past participledepressurized
pastdepressurized
alternative formdepressurise

Origin of depressurize

From de- + pressurize.

Words formed from depressurize

Questions about depressurize

What does depressurize mean?
Depressurize means to reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
What part of speech is depressurize?
Depressurize is a verb.
How do you pronounce depressurize?
Depressurize is pronounced /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of depressurize?
The past tense of depressurize is depressurized.

Words near depressurize in the dictionary

  1. depressurises
  2. depressurising
  3. depressurizable
  4. depressurization
  5. depressurizations
  6. depressurize
  7. depressurized
  8. depressurizer
  9. depressurizers
  10. depressurizes
  11. depressurizing

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