depressurize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pressurize English depressurize From de- + pressurize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
- (intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| depressurized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| depressurized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| depressurizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| depressurise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| depressurizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
depressurization · depressurizable
Synonyms
Translations (10)
es despresurizar (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · fi laskea painetta (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · de den Druck verringern (bei/von) (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · ja 減圧する (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · fr dépressuriser (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · pt despressurizar (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · gl despresurizar (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · ca despressuritzar (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · it depressurizzare (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber) · ro depresuriza (to reduce the air pressure within a chamber)