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Definition of pressurize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pressurize

verb

NAmE//ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz//

[usually passive] pressurize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pressurize

he / she / it pressurizes

past simple pressurized

-ing form pressurizing

to keep the air pressure in a submarine, an aircraft, etc. the same as it is on earth a pressurized cabin

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pressurization

NAmE//ˌprɛʃərəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See pressurize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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