depressurize
verb
de·pres·sur·ize
(ˌ)dē-ˈpre-shə-ˌrīz 
depressurized; depressurizing; depressurizes
: to release pressure from
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There are hundreds of different products in which chocolate is not a protagonist, in which alternative chocolate can really be a solution, to bring more sustainable products on the market, but at the same time depressurize the cocoa supply chain.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Stafford depressurized the cockpit, matching the vacuum inside to the vacuum outside so that the hatch would not blow open and fly free from interior air pressure when it was unlatched.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
As firefighters raced to put out multiple fires, hydrants ran dry in some parts of the region, while others at higher elevations depressurized.
—Faith Kearns, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
Unlike with spacewalks conducted at the International Space Station, the Crew Dragon capsule does not have a pressurized airlock, which means the entire spacecraft will be depressurized and exposed to vacuum conditions.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Stafford depressurized the cockpit, matching the vacuum inside to the vacuum outside so that the hatch would not blow open and fly free from interior air pressure when it was unlatched.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
As firefighters raced to put out multiple fires, hydrants ran dry in some parts of the region, while others at higher elevations depressurized.
—Faith Kearns, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
Unlike with spacewalks conducted at the International Space Station, the Crew Dragon capsule does not have a pressurized airlock, which means the entire spacecraft will be depressurized and exposed to vacuum conditions.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Depressurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressurize. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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depressurize
verb
de·pres·sur·ize
(ˈ)dē-ˈpresh-ə-ˌrīz
: to release (as an aircraft with near-normal atmospheric pressure) from pressure
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