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See Also:

• past participle of pressurize.
• past tense form of pressurize.

pressurized

American  

[presh-uh-rahyzd] / ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪzd /

adjective

1. brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings.

   cooking with pressurized steam.

2. maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing.

   a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.

3. Informal. subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment.

   the pressurized milieu of big business.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unpressurized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pressurized

First recorded in 1935–40; pressurize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In Orange County, the near-catastrophe was sparked by thousands of gallons of a highly toxic chemical in a failing pressurized chemical tank that was heating up at a Garden Grove aerospace firm, GKN Aerospace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The catastrophic explosion occurs when a pressurized vessel containing a liquid ruptures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

TJ McGovern, interim chief of the Fire Authority, said firefighters had gained confidence the pressurized tank would not experience a “boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,” or BLEVE.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

By Saturday morning, the temperature in the pressurized tank at an aerospace firm in Garden Grove was 90 degrees, up from 77 degrees a day earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The pressurized area is easily big enough to fit the oxygenator and atmospheric regulator.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir