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
pressurizer
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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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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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Pressurizing supercritical CO2 is much harder than liquid water and takes far more energy.
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The magma intruding Eyjafjallajökull was a series of sills that pressurized the magmatic system over many months to years.
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1938
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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