Definition of pressurize
pressurized
;pressurizing
transitive verb
1 : to confine the contents of under a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere; especially : to maintain near-normal atmospheric pressure in during high-altitude or spaceflight (as by means of a supercharger)
2 : to apply pressure to
3 : to design to withstand pressure
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Examples of pressurize in a Sentence
A pump is used to pressurize the fuel.
The system that pressurizes the airplane's cabin failed to operate correctly.
Don't let them pressurize you to do anything you don't want to do.
Recent Examples of pressurize from the Web
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Robert A. Mongell, president and chief executive officer of Micro Precision Group, an Electric Boat supplier in South Windham making equipment that pressurizes ships, said hiring to add to his 70 workers is difficult.
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Years ago officials considered turning the ballpark into a dome and pressurizing it to mitigate the effects of the thin air.
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The water will be pressurized, which will raise its boiling point above 257° F, and a deionization process will strip the water of any minerals that could gum up the system.
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Whipped cream dispensers use nitrous oxide canisters, which, when pierced by a pin, release the gas and pressurize the cream container.
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The cabin is pressurized to no more than 8,000 feet; therefore, a soda can or bag of chips is no more likely to rupture than if it were sent up to a town in the mountains above 8,000 feet.
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The average aircraft is pressurized to between 6,000 and 8,000 feet above sea level, enough to cause a little queasiness.
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The average aircraft is pressurized to between 6,000 and 8,000 feet above sea level, enough to cause a little queasiness.
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Pressurizing supercritical CO2 is much harder than liquid water and takes far more energy.
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First Known Use of pressurize
1938
PRESSURIZE Defined for English Language Learners
pressurize
playDefinition of pressurize for English Language Learners
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: to press (something) tightly into a space or container
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: to cause the air pressure inside (something, such as an airplane) to be the same as or close to the pressure of air on the Earth's surface
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