repressurize
repressurize verb: to return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.
Verb
repressurize (third-person singular simple present repressurizes, present participle repressurizing, simple past and past participle repressurized)
- To return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.
- Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption.2025 July 16, Julia Jacobo, “Icelandic volcano erupts again, prompting evacuations at nearby town and Blue Lagoon”, in ABC News
Forms of repressurize
| third-person singular present | repressurizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | repressurizing |
| past participle | repressurized |
| past | repressurized |
| alternative form | repressurise |
Origin of repressurize
From re- + pressurize.
Words formed from repressurize
Questions about repressurize
- What does repressurize mean?
- Repressurize means to return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.
- What part of speech is repressurize?
- Repressurize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of repressurize?
- The past tense of repressurize is repressurized.
Words near repressurize in the dictionary
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