pressurize
pres·sur·ize
(prĕsh′ə-rīz′)tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es
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. Informal To subject to psychological, political, or other nonphysical pressure: pressurized the government to enact reforms.
pres′sur·i·za′tion (-ər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
pres′sur·iz′er n.
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pressurize
(ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) orpressurise
vb (tr)
1. (Aeronautics) 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. (General Physics) to increase pressure on (a fluid)
3. to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce
ˌpressuriˈzation, ˌpressuriˈsation n
ˈpressurˌizer, ˈpressurˌiser n
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pres•sur•ize
(ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to produce or maintain normal air pressure in (an airplane cabin, a spacesuit, etc.), esp. at high altitudes or in space.
2. to exert pressure on.
3. to pressure-cook.
[1940–45]
pres`sur•i•za′tion, n.
pres′sur•iz`er, n.
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pressurize
Past participle: pressurized
Gerund: pressurizing
| Imperative |
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| pressurize |
| pressurize |
| Present |
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| I pressurize |
| you pressurize |
| he/she/it pressurizes |
| we pressurize |
| you pressurize |
| they pressurize |
| Preterite |
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| I pressurized |
| you pressurized |
| he/she/it pressurized |
| we pressurized |
| you pressurized |
| they pressurized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pressurizing |
| you are pressurizing |
| he/she/it is pressurizing |
| we are pressurizing |
| you are pressurizing |
| they are pressurizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pressurized |
| you have pressurized |
| he/she/it has pressurized |
| we have pressurized |
| you have pressurized |
| they have pressurized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pressurizing |
| you were pressurizing |
| he/she/it was pressurizing |
| we were pressurizing |
| you were pressurizing |
| they were pressurizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pressurized |
| you had pressurized |
| he/she/it had pressurized |
| we had pressurized |
| you had pressurized |
| they had pressurized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pressurize |
| you will pressurize |
| he/she/it will pressurize |
| we will pressurize |
| you will pressurize |
| they will pressurize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pressurized |
| you will have pressurized |
| he/she/it will have pressurized |
| we will have pressurized |
| you will have pressurized |
| they will have pressurized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pressurizing |
| you will be pressurizing |
| he/she/it will be pressurizing |
| we will be pressurizing |
| you will be pressurizing |
| they will be pressurizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pressurizing |
| you have been pressurizing |
| he/she/it has been pressurizing |
| we have been pressurizing |
| you have been pressurizing |
| they have been pressurizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pressurizing |
| you will have been pressurizing |
| he/she/it will have been pressurizing |
| we will have been pressurizing |
| you will have been pressurizing |
| they will have been pressurizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pressurizing |
| you had been pressurizing |
| he/she/it had been pressurizing |
| we had been pressurizing |
| you had been pressurizing |
| they had been pressurizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would pressurize |
| you would pressurize |
| he/she/it would pressurize |
| we would pressurize |
| you would pressurize |
| they would pressurize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pressurized |
| you would have pressurized |
| he/she/it would have pressurized |
| we would have pressurized |
| you would have pressurized |
| they would have pressurized |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | pressurize - increase the pressure on a gas or liquid alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| 2. | pressurize - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" | |
| 3. | pressurize - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
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pressurize
verb force, drive, compel, intimidate, coerce, dragoon, breathe down someone's neck, browbeat, press-gang, twist someone's arm (informal), turn on the heat (informal), put the screws on (slang) He thought she was trying to pressurize him into marriage.
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pressurize
verbTo maintain normal air pressure in:
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Translations
činit nátlakudržovat normální tlak
presse
nyomás alá helyezpresszionál
òvingaútbúa meî loftòrÿstingsjafnara
robiť nátlakudržiavať normálny tlak
pressurize
[ˈpreʃəraɪz] VT
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pressurize
[ˈprɛʃəraɪz] pressurise (British) vt
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pressurize
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pressurize
[ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz] vt
b. (fig) to pressurize sb (into doing sth) → fare delle pressioni su qn (per costringerlo a fare qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pressure
(ˈpreʃə) noun1. (the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing. to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.
2. (a) strain or stress. The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.
3. strong persuasion; compulsion or force. He agreed under pressure.
ˈpressurize, ˈpressurise verb1. to fit (an aeroplane etc) with a device that keeps air pressure normal. The cabins have all been pressurized
2. to force. He was pressurized into giving up his job.
pressure cookera type of saucepan in which food is cooked quickly by steam kept under great pressure.
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