pressurize (redirected from pressurizes)

pres·sur·ize  (prsh-rz)

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 put (gas or liquid) under a greater than normal pressure.

3. To design to resist pressure.

4. To pressure-cook.

5. Informal To subject to excessive stress, strain, or vexation: an executive who was pressurized by a heavy workload.

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pressur·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.

pressur·izer n.

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pressurize, pressurise [ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz]

vb (tr)

1. (Engineering / 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 low

2. (Physics / General Physics) to increase pressure on (a fluid)

3. to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce

pressurization , pressurisation n

pressurizer , pressuriser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pressurize - increase the pressure on a gas or liquid pressurise, supercharge alter, 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" pressurise hold, 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" pressurise adjust, 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"

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pressurize

verb 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.

Translations

pressurize [ˈpreʃəraɪz] VT

1. (Phys, Tech) → presurizar

2. (fig) → presionar
to pressurize sb to do sth → presionar a algn para que haga algo
to pressurize sb into doing sth → obligar a algn a hacer algo

pressurize [ˈprɛʃəraɪz] pressurise (British) vt

[+ cabin] → pressuriser

(= put pressure on) → mettre la pression sur
to pressurize sb into doing sth → mettre la pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch
My parents are pressurizing me into staying on at school → Mes parents me mettent la pression pour que je reste à l'école.

pressurize

vt

cabin, spacesuit → auf Normaldruck halten; the cabin is only pressurized when … → der Druckausgleich in der Kabine wird erst hergestellt, wenn …

(= pressure) sb → unter Druck setzen; to pressurize somebody into doing something → jdn so unter Druck setzen, dass er schließlich etw tut; I refuse to be pressurized into agreeing → ich lasse mir meine Zustimmung nicht abpressen; she refused to be pressurized into going → sie ließ sich nicht zwingen zu gehen

pressurize [ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz] vt

a. (Tech) → pressurizzare

b. (fig) to pressurize sb (into doing sth) → fare delle pressioni su qn (per costringerlo a fare qc)

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pressurize [ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz] vt

a. (Tech) → pressurizzare

b. (fig) to pressurize sb (into doing sth) → fare delle pressioni su qn (per costringerlo a fare qc)