underpressurize

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verb

To bring to too low a pressure.

Opposite
overpressurize
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Meanings

verbunderpressurize (third-person singular simple present underpressurizes, present participle underpressurizing, simple past and past participle underpressurized)

present singular third person underpressurizes · participle present underpressurizing · participle past underpressurized · past underpressurized

  1. To bring to too low a pressure.

    For example, there was a program that calculated water pressure for systems of water lines; it enabled planners to determine which lines needed to be replaced to ensure that new water lines did not underpressurize the system.

    2009, Albert Meijer, Kees Boersma, Pieter Wagenaar, ICTs, Citizens and Governance: After the Hype!, page 164

    Antonyms: overpressurize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo bring to too low a pressure.

Opposite
overpressurize

Origin

From under- + pressurize.

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APA

underpressurize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpressurize

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“underpressurize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpressurize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underpressurize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpressurize.

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