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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"
to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: He was pressurized into sign ing the agreement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of pressurize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pressurize. pressurize.
Definition of pressurize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 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.
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.
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.
Pressurize definition, to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space. See more.
2 days ago · 1. to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level. to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space. 2. to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
