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PRESSURIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pressurize ... he / she / it pressurizes
Past simple: pressurized
-ing form: pressurizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increase the pressure in or of
Example:
The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort
Synonyms:
pressurise; pressurize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "pressurize" is one way to...):
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
depressurize (decrease the pressure of)
Derivation:
pressure (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
pressurize a space suit
Synonyms:
pressurise; pressurize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "pressurize" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 'keep clean')
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
pressure (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
Synonyms:
pressurise; pressurize; supercharge
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "pressurize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
pressure (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))