pressurise
əˌraɪz verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.
1.
to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
2.
to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
3.
to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.
4.
to pressure-cook.
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| 1. | 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. | to increase pressure on (a fluid) |
| 3. | to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce |
| pressurise or pressurise | |
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| pressuri'zation or pressurise | |
| —n | |
| pressuri'sation or pressurise | |
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| 'pressurizer or pressurise | |
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| 'pressuriser or pressurise | |
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| pressurize or pressurise (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | 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. | to increase pressure on (a fluid) |
| 3. | to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce |
| pressurise or pressurise | |
| —vb | |
| pressuri'zation or pressurise | |
| —n | |
| pressuri'sation or pressurise | |
| —n | |
| 'pressurizer or pressurise | |
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| 'pressuriser or pressurise | |
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