Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Pres·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"
   • ▪ maintain a tolerable atmospheric pressure in (an aircraft cabin) at a high altitude: "some metal patching will stop any leaks, so that pressurizing the cabin won't be a problem"
   • 2. attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something: British "people had been pressurized to vote"

   Derivatives

   • 1. pressurization noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less