Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
pressurize — (v.) 1938 (implied in pressurized), from PRESSURE (Cf. pressure) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Pressurizing … Etymology dictionary
pressurize — (Amer.) pres·sur·ize || preʃəraɪz v. keep nearly normal atmospheric pressure inside (an airplane); adjust the cabin pressure inside an airplane; apply force or weight, press; supercharge; compel, subject to mental stress, urge, insist,… … English contemporary dictionary
pressurize — (also pressurise) ► VERB 1) produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in. 2) attempt to persuade or coerce into doing something. DERIVATIVES pressurization noun … English terms dictionary
pressurize — [presh′ər īz΄] vt. pressurized, pressurizing 1. to keep nearly standard atmospheric pressure inside (an airplane, spacesuit, submarine, etc.) 2. to place under high pressure pressurization n. pressurizer n … English World dictionary
pressurize — pres|sur|ize also pressurise BrE [ˈpreʃəraız] v [T] to persuade someone to do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it = ↑pressure pressurize sb into doing sth ▪ It is not a good idea to pressurize children into playing a musical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pressurize — UK [ˈpreʃəraɪz] / US [ˈpreʃəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms pressurize : present tense I/you/we/they pressurize he/she/it pressurizes present participle pressurizing past tense pressurized past participle pressurized 1) British to try to… … English dictionary
pressurize — also ise verb (T) BrE to try to make someone do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it; pressure 2: pressurize sb into doing sth: They would have enjoyed the party more if they hadn t been pressurised into going. | pressurize sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pressurize — pressurizer, n. /presh euh ruyz /, v.t., pressurized, pressurizing. 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… … Universalium
pressurize — [[t]pre̱ʃəraɪz[/t]] pressurizes, pressurizing, pressurized VERB If you are pressurized into doing something, you are forcefully persuaded to do it. → See also pressurized [be V ed into ing] Do not be pressurized into making your decision… … English dictionary
pressurize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1938 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
