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- Dictionarypressurize/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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Learn the meaning of pressurize, a verb that means to confine the contents of under a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere. See examples, word history, and related words for pressurize.
Learn the meaning of pressurize, a verb that can mean to keep the air pressure in a submarine, plane, etc. at a suitable level, or to strongly persuade someone to do something. See how to use pressurize in sentences and translations in different languages.
Pressurize definition: to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level. See examples of PRESSURIZE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of pressurize, a verb that can mean to keep the air pressure in a container or to persuade someone to do something. See how to use pressurize in sentences and find synonyms and translations.
Learn the meaning of pressurize, a verb that means to increase the pressure in or on something, or to make someone do something by force. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples from Collins Dictionary.
/ˌprɛʃəˈraɪz/ IPA guide. Other forms: pressurized; pressurizing. 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.
Definition of pressurize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
