pressurise
- a variation of pressurize.
Example Sentences
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Helium is used to pressurise propellant tanks, and any fault in that system could affect the performance of the upper stage engine or the safe draining of the fuel.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
What it needs, she argues, is "for immediate and measurable actions by the international community to pressurise the Taliban", as well as wider international support for education across the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 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
AdvocAid is hoping that the film’s international platform will help it to push for legal reforms and pressurise the police into changing their behaviour.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2018
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
