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pressurize
[presh-uh-rahyz]
verb (used with object)
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
/ ˈɛʃəˌɪ /
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
Other Word Forms
- pressurizer noun
- repressurize verb
- ˈܰˌ noun
- ˌܰˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pressurize1
Example Sentences
We are privy, for example, to the pressurized inner movement that leads Nora to realize at the end of “A Doll’s House” that she must leave her marriage to become her own person.
This is a high-strength container used to store helium gas, which is critical for pressurizing the rocket’s propellant tanks and ensuring proper fuel flow to its engines.
To prevent damage from acid and microbes, conservators usually remove water from these artifacts by freeze-drying or using a process that replaces the water with highly pressurized carbon dioxide or a viscous polymer.
Methanol is also a good carrier of hydrogen, which is hard to pressurize and dangerous to transport.
They then developed a suite of mathematical models to describe the mechanics of the pressurized fruit, the stem, and the ballistic trajectories of the seeds.
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