pressurize

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/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/

verb

To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.

Similar
superchargepressurise
Opposite
depressurize
OriginEnglish pressure ← Latin pressūra ← Proto-Italic *pres- →
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Meanings

verbpressurize (third-person singular simple present pressurizes, present participle pressurizing, simple past and past participle pressurized)

present singular third person pressurizes · participle present pressurizing · participle past pressurized · past pressurized · alternative pressurise

  1. To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.

    Antonyms: depressurize

  2. rareTo coerce, put under duress; to pressure.

    These men were indignant concerning the press coverage of the case and were careful to point out that Osborne did not pressurize them into sex or invade their privacy in any way.

    1981, Paul Wilson, The Man They Called a Monster

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.

Opposite
depressurize

More synonyms by meaning

verbincrease the pressure on a gas or liquid

Similar
superchargepressurise
Broader
changealtermodify

verbmaintain a certain pressure

Similar
pressurise
Broader
keepmaintainhold

verbincrease the pressure in or of

Similar
pressurise
Opposite
depressurize
Broader
adjustsetcorrect
Also see
supercharge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  3. Proto-Italic*pres-
  4. Latinpremō
  5. Latinpressūra
  6. Englishpressure
  7. Englishpressurize

From pressure + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian поставям под налягане
  • поставям под налягане (postavjam pod naljagane)to put pressure on
Catalan pressuritzar
  • pressuritzarto put pressure on
Chinese Mandarin 加壓 /加压
  • 加壓 /加压 (jiāyā)to put pressure on
Finnish paineistaa
  • paineistaato put pressure on
French pressuriser
  • pressuriserto put pressure on
German unter Druck setzen
  • unter Druck setzento put pressure on
Italian pressurizzare
  • pressurizzareto put pressure on
Portuguese pressurizar
  • pressurizarto put pressure on
Romanian presuriza
  • presurizato put pressure on
Spanish presurizar
  • presurizarto put pressure on
Cite this entry
APA

pressurize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurize

MLA

“pressurize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pressurize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurize.

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