pressurize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level.
to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
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to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
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to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.
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to pressure-cook.
verb
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to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low
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to increase pressure on (a fluid)
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to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce
Other Word Forms
- pressurization noun
- pressurizer noun
- repressurize verb
Etymology
Origin of pressurize
Example Sentences
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Held once every four years, often in finicky environments, pressurized with all that hype, they’re less a measure of consistency than they are of momentary mettle.
In the pitch black of the mine, mud-splattered men with headlamps drill into the rock in two-man teams, using hydro drills with long, thin nozzles that shoot out pressurized water to loosen the ore.
The sole stairway itself must either be pressurized to keep out the smoke or open air.
From Los Angeles Times
Marshals Service to take her hand-held pressurized piercing instrument into the courtroom.
“Headwinds from newly imposed tariffs have pressurized global supply chains and layered additional complications” on First Brands’ operations, its bankruptcy filing states.
From Los Angeles Times
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