pressurized
[ presh-uh-rahyzd ]
/ ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪzd /
adjective
brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings: cooking with pressurized steam.
maintained at an air pressure comfortable for breathing: a pressurized cabin and cockpit; a pressurized suit for diving.
Informal.
subject or subjected to undue pressure or harassment: the pressurized milieu of big business.
Origin of pressurized
First recorded in 1935–40;
pressurize +
-ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM pressurized
un·pres·sur·ized, adjectiveWords nearby pressurized
Definition for pressurized (2 of 2)
pressurize
[ presh-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.
to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.
to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.
to pressure-cook.
Also
especially British,
pres·sur·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM pressurize
pres·sur·iz·er, noun re·pres·su·rize, verb, re·pres·su·rized, re·pres·su·riz·ing.Example sentences from the Web for pressurized
British Dictionary definitions for pressurized
pressurize
pressurise
/ (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) /
verb (tr)
to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low
to increase pressure on (a fluid)
to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce