Depressurize and Pressurise

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Depressurize verb - Decrease the pressure of.

Usage example: depressurize the cabin in the air plane

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Pressurise is an antonym for depressurize.

Pressurise verb - Increase the pressure in or of.

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Depressurize is an antonym for pressurise.

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Pressurise and Depressurize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depressurize/pressurise

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