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pressurise

pres·su·rise

uncommon uk

verb

1.
2.

maintain a certain pressure

  • “the airplane cabin is pressurized”
  • “pressurize a space suit”
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3.

increase the pressure in or of

  • “The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers”
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Origin

From pressure + -ise.

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