pressurize
verb /ˈpreʃəraɪz/
/ˈpreʃəraɪz/
(British English also pressurise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pressurize | /ˈpreʃəraɪz/ /ˈpreʃəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it pressurizes | /ˈpreʃəraɪzɪz/ /ˈpreʃəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple pressurized | /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/ /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/ |
| past participle pressurized | /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/ /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form pressurizing | /ˈpreʃəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpreʃəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- (British English) (also pressure North American English, British English)[often passive] to persuade somebody to do something, especially by making them feel that they have to or should do it
- pressurize somebody Stop trying to pressurize me!
- pressurize somebody into (doing) something She was pressurized into accepting the job.
- He was pressurized into getting married.
- pressurize somebody to do something He felt that he was being pressurized to resign.
- [usually passive] pressurize something to keep the air pressure in a submarine, an aircraft, etc. the same as it is on earth
- a pressurized cabin