- past participle of pressurize.
- past tense form of pressurize.
pressurized
Americanadjective
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brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings.
cooking with pressurized steam.
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maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing.
a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.
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Informal. subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment.
the pressurized milieu of big business.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pressurized
First recorded in 1935–40; pressurize + -ed 2
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Steam accumulator: Stores pressurized steam before release to the launch valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The researchers also pressurized the gas to create a denser stream of CO2, allowing the instrument to obtain usable measurements from much smaller quantities of fossil material.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Those conditions were designed to reproduce the hot, pressurized environment found deep underground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
More than 50,000 residents had to evacuate when a pressurized chemical tank owned by GKN Aerospace started to heat dangerously on May 21.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I pressurized to a full atmosphere and waited an hour.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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