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pressurize
[ presh-uh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.
- 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 apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.
- to pressure-cook.
pressurize
/ ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz /
verb
- to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low
- to increase pressure on (a fluid)
- to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce
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Derived Forms
- ˈpressurˌizer, noun
- ˌpressuriˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- pressur·izer noun
- re·pressu·rize verb repressurized repressurizing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pressurize1
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Example Sentences
Later, in the last moments of descent, he would snap down the face plate and pressurize the suit.
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