Depressurize (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decrease the pressure of
Example:
depressurize the cabin in the air plane
Synonyms:
decompress; depressurise; depressurize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "depressurize" is one way to...):
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "depressurize"):
puncture (cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
pressurize (increase the pressure in or of)