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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pres•sur•ized (presh′ə rīzd′),USA pronunciation adj. - brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings:cooking with pressurized steam.
- maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing:a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.
- Informal Termssubject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment:the pressurized milieu of big business.
- pressurize + -ed2 1935–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pres•sur•ize /ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing. - to produce or maintain normal air pressure in (an airplane cabin, etc.), esp. at high altitudes or in space:The cabin was pressurized once the plane leveled off at a lower altitude.
pres•sur•i•za•tion /ˌprɛʃərɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] pres•sur•iz•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pres•sur•ize (presh′ə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. - 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.
- Physicsto apply pressure to (a gas or liquid);
supercharge. - to pressure-cook.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pres′sur•ise′. pres′sur•iz′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pressurize, pressurise /ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz/ vb (transitive)- 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
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