depressure

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verb

To reduce the pressure of something, especially of a gas inside a container; to depressurize

OriginEnglish pressure ← Latin pressūra ← Proto-Italic *pres- →
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Meanings

verbdepressure (third-person singular simple present depressures, present participle depressuring, simple past and past participle depressured)

present singular third person depressures · participle present depressuring · participle past depressured · past depressured

  1. To reduce the pressure of something, especially of a gas inside a container; to depressurize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  9. Proto-Italic*pres-
  10. Latinpremō
  11. Latinpressūra
  12. Englishpressure
  13. Englishdepressure

From de- + pressure.

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APA

depressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressure

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“depressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depressure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressure.

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