pressurize
verb (used with object)
to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level.
pressurise
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a variation of
pressurize.
Example Sentences
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Resurgent Wales continued to pressurise Ireland with Ringrose initially shown a yellow card for his high tackle on Thomas, with the decision sent to the bunker.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
A TUI plane with 193 people on board did not pressurise after engineers failed to turn switches back on following maintenance, an investigation has found.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
This time round he has said he will not pressurise Labour MPs either way.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
After the disaster, Greek air investigators determined that flight 522 had crashed because it had failed to pressurise properly.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
This early model was known as a hydraulis organ because it used a tank of water to pressurise the air for the pipes.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
