Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pressurizes, present participle pressurizing, past tense, past participle pressurizedregional note: in BRIT, also use pressurise
1. verb
If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it.
Do not be pressurized into making your decision immediately. [beVERB-ed + into]
He thought she was trying to pressurize him. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB noun to-infinitive]
Synonyms: force, drive, compel, intimidate More Synonyms of pressurize
2. See also pressurized
More Synonyms of pressurize
pressurize in British English
or pressurise (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
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
Derived forms
pressurization (ˌpressuriˈzation) or pressurisation (ˌpressuriˈsation)
noun
pressurizer (ˈpressurˌizer) or pressuriser (ˈpressurˌiser)
noun
pressurize in American English
(ˈprɛʃərˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpressurˌized or ˈpressurˌizing
1.
to keep nearly standard atmospheric pressure inside (an airplane, spacesuit, submarine, etc.)
2.
to place under high pressure
Derived forms
pressurization (ˌpressuriˈzation)
noun
pressurizer (ˈpressurˌizer)
noun
Synonyms of 'pressurize'
force, drive, compel, intimidate
compress, press, squeeze, squash
More Synonyms of pressurize
1 (verb)
Definition
to make insistent demands of (someone)
He thought she was trying to pressurize him into agreeing.
Synonyms
force
They forced him to work round-the-clock.
drive
Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together.
compel
the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet
intimidate
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
coerce
He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.
dragoon
He had been dragooned into the excursion.
breathe down someone's neck
browbeat
attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters
press-gang
twist someone's arm (informal)
turn on the heat (informal)
put the screws on (slang)
2 (verb)
Definition
to increase the pressure in (an aircraft cabin, etc.) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low
Synonyms
compress
Poor posture can compress the body's organs.
press
The grapes are hand-picked and pressed.
squeeze
He squeezed her arm reassuringly.
squash
She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
condense
The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
constrict
Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of browbeat
Definition
to frighten (someone) with threats
attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters
Synonyms
bully,
threaten,
cow,
intimidate,
badger,
oppress,
hector,
coerce,
bulldoze (informal),
overawe,
dragoon,
ride roughshod over,
tyrannize,
overbear,
domineer
in the sense of coerce
Definition
to compel or force
He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.
Synonyms
force,
compel,
bully,
intimidate,
railroad (informal),
constrain,
bulldoze (informal),
dragoon,
pressurize,
browbeat,
press-gang,
twist (someone's) arm (informal),
drive
in the sense of compel
Definition
to force (to be or do something)
the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet
Synonyms
force,
make,
urge,
enforce,
railroad (informal),
drive,
oblige,
constrain,
hustle (slang),
necessitate,
coerce,
bulldoze (informal),
impel,
dragoon
Nearby words of
pressurize
press on
pressing
pressure
pressurize
prestige
prestigious
presumably
Synonyms of 'pressurize'
pressurize
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of condense
Definition
to express in fewer words
The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
Synonyms
abridge,
contract,
concentrate,
compact,
shorten,
summarize,
compress,
curtail,
encapsulate,
abbreviate,
epitomize,
précis
in the sense of constrict
Definition
to make smaller or narrower by squeezing
Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.
Synonyms
squeeze,
contract,
narrow,
restrict,
shrink,
tighten,
pinch,
choke,
cramp,
strangle,
compress,
strangulate
in the sense of dragoon
Definition
to coerce or force
He had been dragooned into the excursion.
Synonyms
force,
drive,
compel,
bully,
intimidate,
railroad (informal),
constrain,
coerce,
impel,
strong-arm (informal),
browbeat
in the sense of drive
Definition
to goad into a specified state
Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together.
Synonyms
force,
press,
prompt,
spur,
compel,
motivate,
oblige,
railroad (informal),
prod,
constrain,
prick,
coerce,
goad,
impel,
dragoon,
actuate
in the sense of intimidate
Definition
to subdue or influence (someone) through fear
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
Synonyms
frighten,
pressure,
threaten,
alarm,
scare,
terrify,
cow,
bully,
plague,
menace,
hound,
awe,
daunt,
harass,
subdue,
oppress,
persecute,
lean on (informal),
coerce,
overawe,
scare off (informal),
terrorize,
pressurize,
browbeat,
twist someone's arm (informal),
tyrannize,
dishearten,
dispirit,
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
affright (archaic),
domineer
in the sense of press
Definition
to compress to alter in shape
The grapes are hand-picked and pressed.
Synonyms
compress,
grind,
reduce,
mill,
crush,
pound,
squeeze,
tread,
pulp,
mash,
trample,
condense,
pulverize,
tamp,
macerate
in the sense of squash
Definition
to press or squeeze (something) so as to flatten it
She made clay models and squashed them flat again.