pressurize
🇺🇸
/ˈpreʃəraɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈpreʃəraɪz/
verb
R
to force someone to do something by making them feel they have no choice
The company pressurized employees to work overtime to meet the deadline.
R
to increase the air pressure inside a container or a space to make it equal to the pressure on the outside
The airplane's cabin was pressurized to ensure passenger comfort during the flight.
translation
to force someone to do something by making them feel they have no choice; to increase the air pressure inside a container or a space to make it equal to the pressure on the outside
Word Forms
3rd Present
pressurizes
Past
pressurized
Perfect
pressurized
Progressive
pressurizing