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pressurize Definition


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pressurize
pressurise
verb pressurized, pressurizing
    1. To adjust the pressure within (an enclosed compartment such as an aircraft cabin) so that nearly normal atmospheric pressure is constantly maintained.
    2. To put pressure on someone or something; to force or coerce.
      Example: I pressurized him into resigning
Etymology: 1940s.



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