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- DictionaryPres·sur·ize/ˈpreSHəˌrīz/
verb
- 1. produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container): "the mixture was pressurized to 1,900 atmospheres"
- 2. attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something: British "people had been pressurized to vote"
The meaning of PRESSURIZE is to confine the contents of under a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere; especially : to maintain near-normal atmospheric pressure in during high-altitude or spaceflight (as by means of a supercharger). How to use pressurize in a sentence.
Pressurize definition: to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level. See examples of PRESSURIZE used in a sentence.
PRESSURIZE definition: 1. to keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing…. Learn more.
hold, keep, maintain. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean". verb. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid. synonyms: pressurise, supercharge. see more. see less. type of: alter, change, modify.
PRESSURIZE meaning: 1. to keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing…. Learn more.
Definition of pressurize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. verb. If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it. Do not be pressurized into making your decision immediately. [be VERB -ed + into] He thought she was trying to pressurize him. [VERB noun] [ Also VERB noun to-infinitive] Synonyms: force, drive, compel, intimidate More Synonyms of pressurize. 2.
1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. To cause to have or function at greater than normal air or gas pressure: The stairwells are pressurized to prevent smoke from entering during a fire. 3. To put (gas or liquid) under a greater than normal pressure. 4.
to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space. to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
to try to force someone to do something: [ often passive, + into + doing sth ] He was pressurized into signing the agreement. (Definition of pressurize from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of pressurize. in Chinese (Traditional) （潛水艇，飛機等）增壓，加壓（至可以呼吸的程度）, 強迫，對…施加壓力… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
