PRESSURISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pressurise mean? 

• PRESSURISE (verb)
  The verb PRESSURISE has 3 senses:

1. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid

2. maintain a certain pressure

3. increase the pressure in or of

  Familiarity information: PRESSURISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESSURISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they pressurise    ... he / she / it pressurises   
Past simple: pressurised   
Past participle: pressurised   
-ing form: pressurising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

pressurise; pressurize; supercharge

Hypernyms (to "pressurise" 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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Maintain a certain pressure

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

pressurise; pressurize

Context example:

pressurize a space suit

Hypernyms (to "pressurise" 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 in or of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

pressurise; pressurize

Context example:

The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort

Hypernyms (to "pressurise" 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:

depressurise (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))

 Context examples 

In spray painting, pressurised gas forces direct particles towards a surface, creating a sort of deposited material.

(Scientists Develop Spray Gun to Paint Bandages onto Wounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)