Repressurize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.

    "Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption."

Example

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"Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption."

Etymology

From re- + pressurize.

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