Meanings
verboverpressurize (third-person singular simple present overpressurizes, present participle overpressurizing, simple past and past participle overpressurized)
present singular third person overpressurizes · participle present overpressurizing · participle past overpressurized · past overpressurized · alternative overpressurise
- transitiveTo pressurize excessively.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pres-
- Proto-Italic*pres-
- Latinpremō
- Latinpressūra
- Englishpressure
- Englishpressurize
- Englishoverpressurize
From over- + pressurize.
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APA
overpressurize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpressurize
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“overpressurize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpressurize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpressurize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpressurize.
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