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Third Person
pressurizes
Present Participle
pressurizing
Past Tense
pressurized
Past Participle
pressurized
1
to force someone to do something
transitive
- The company's aggressive marketing tactics were designed to pressurize consumers into making impulse purchases.
- The government often uses economic sanctions to pressurize foreign countries into complying with international regulations.
- The manager tried to pressurize the employees into working overtime by implying that their jobs were at risk.
- The company's management tried to pressurize the employees into working overtime without proper compensation.
- The political party attempted to pressurize its members into voting in favor of the controversial bill.
2
to raise the pressure in or of a system, container, or environment
- The engineer pressurizes the tank before conducting the test.
- They had to pressurize the boiler gradually to avoid damage.
- The diver pressurized his suit before entering deep water.
- The technician pressurized the pipeline to check for leaks.
- The laboratory experiment required pressurizing the vessel.
Antonyms:
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to keep a system at a specified pressure over time
- The cabin is pressurized to keep passengers comfortable at high altitudes.
- Modern aircraft pressurize the interior for long flights.
- Submarines pressurize compartments to match outside water pressure.
- Engineers pressurize the reactor to ensure safe operation.
- Hospital ventilators pressurize the air delivered to patients.