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pressurize
pres·sur·ize P0544200 (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.pressurize (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) or pressurisevb (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 low2. (General Physics) to increase pressure on (a fluid)3. to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce ˌpressuriˈzation, ˌpressuriˈsation n ˈpressurˌizer, ˈpressurˌiser npres•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. pressurize Past participle: pressurized Gerund: pressurizing
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pressurize | pressurize |
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I pressurize | you pressurize | he/she/it pressurizes | we pressurize | you pressurize | they pressurize |
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I pressurized | you pressurized | he/she/it pressurized | we pressurized | you pressurized | they pressurized |
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I am pressurizing | you are pressurizing | he/she/it is pressurizing | we are pressurizing | you are pressurizing | they are pressurizing |
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I have pressurized | you have pressurized | he/she/it has pressurized | we have pressurized | you have pressurized | they have pressurized |
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I was pressurizing | you were pressurizing | he/she/it was pressurizing | we were pressurizing | you were pressurizing | they were pressurizing |
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I had pressurized | you had pressurized | he/she/it had pressurized | we had pressurized | you had pressurized | they had pressurized |
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I will pressurize | you will pressurize | he/she/it will pressurize | we will pressurize | you will pressurize | they will pressurize |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would pressurize | you would pressurize | he/she/it would pressurize | we would pressurize | you would pressurize | they would pressurize |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | pressurize - increase the pressure on a gas or liquidpressurise, superchargealter, 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"pressurisehold, 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"pressuriseadjust, 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"depressurise, depressurize, decompress - decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" |
pressurizeverb 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.pressurizeverbTo maintain normal air pressure in:pressure.Translationsbasıncı ayarlamakbaskı yapmakzorlamakpressure (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. 壓力 压力2. (a) strain or stress. The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her. 緊迫,壓力 紧迫,压力 3. strong persuasion; compulsion or force. He agreed under pressure. 極力勸導,強制力 极力劝导,强制力 ˈpressurize, ˈpressurise verb1. to fit (an aeroplane etc) with a device that keeps air pressure normal. The cabins have all been pressurized (給飛機等)裝設保持正常氣壓的裝置 (给飞机等)装设保持正常气压的装置 2. to force. He was pressurized into giving up his job. 強迫 强迫pressure cooker a type of saucepan in which food is cooked quickly by steam kept under great pressure. 壓力鍋 压力锅
pressurize
pressurize[′presh·ə‚rīz] (engineering) To maintain normal atmospheric pressure in a chamber subjected to high or low external pressures. MedicalSeepressurepressurize
Synonyms for pressurizeverb forceSynonyms- force
- drive
- compel
- intimidate
- coerce
- dragoon
- breathe down someone's neck
- browbeat
- press-gang
- twist someone's arm
- turn on the heat
- put the screws on
Synonyms for pressurizeverb to maintain normal air pressure inSynonymsSynonyms for pressurizeverb increase the pressure on a gas or liquidSynonymsRelated Wordsverb maintain a certain pressureSynonymsRelated Wordsverb increase the pressure in or ofSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- depressurise
- depressurize
- decompress
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