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    pressurize
    /ˈprɛʃərʌɪz/

    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 "don't let anyone pressurize you into snap decisions"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRESSURIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRESSURIZE definition: 1. to keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRESSURIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it. He thought she was trying to pressurize him. [VERB noun] 2. See also pressurized. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. 1. 2.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pressurizePressurize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpressurize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [usually passive] pressurize something to keep the air pressure in a submarine, an aircraft, etc. the same as it is on earth. Definition of pressurize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › pressurizePRESSURIZE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Pressurize definition: to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level. See examples of PRESSURIZE used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRESSURIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRESSURIZE meaning: 1. to keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a level that is suitable for breathing…. Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pressurizePressurize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To pressurize a gas is to artificially raise the amount of force with which its molecules are pressing against each other. Before doctors give patients gasses like nitrous oxide or oxygen, they must first be pressurized inside a canister.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'pressurize' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "PRESSURIZE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of pressurize – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    PRESSURIZE definition: to try to force someone to do something: . Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPRESSURIZE definition in American English - Collins Online...

    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. 2. to increase pressure on (a fluid) 3. to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.