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How to use pressurize in a sentence

10 example sentences · verb

Pressurize means to put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure. Example: “The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.”

Examples of pressurize by meaning

verbTo 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

More sentences with pressurize

  • The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.From the entry channel
  • Some products are pressurized with a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.2012, “Filtration and stabilization of beers”, in Andrew G.H. Lea, John R. Piggott, editors, Fermented Beverage Production, Springer…. From the entry decarbonation
  • They put off paedophiles by spraying the child with eight litres of pressurized sewerage.2001, Paedogeddon (Brass Eye TV special). From the entry sewerage
  • Generally happens only once per career (kinda like a mercy flush over a pressurized sanitary tank).1995 October 18, Doug Huffman, “Seawater in submarines”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet). From the entry mercy flush
  • Meanwhile, the moonmen would continue to live in their pressurized domes.1958 March, William Leavitt, “Man in space”, in Air Force Magazine, retrieved 10 May 2023, page 122. From the entry moonman
  • It is really a pressurized, heavy-duty biological space suit.1998, Carole Marsh, New Mexico Hot Zones!. From the entry space suit
  • Telemetering transmitter removed from its pressurized container.1947 April 25, Ernst H[enry] Krause, “High Altitude Research with V-2 Rockets”, in Luther P[fahler] Eisenhart, editor, Proceedings of the…. From the entry circuitry
  • Persons receiving Lithuanian citizenship were pressurized into reporting their nationality as being Lithuanian rather than Polish, all part of the attempt to Lithuanize the region as quickly as possible.2011, Robert van Voren, Undigested Past: The Holocaust in Lithuania, Rodopi, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry Lithuanize
  • The pressurized intake tubing intercools the air charge as it makes its way back up the chassis of the truck and goes up into the engine's throttle body.2007, Rick Shandley, 101 Performance Projects for Your Pickup and SUV, page 20. From the entry intercool

Meaning of pressurize

  1. verb To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.
  2. verb To coerce, put under duress; to pressure.

Full definition of pressurize

Questions about pressurize in a sentence

How do you use pressurize in a sentence?
Pressurize is used as a verb. For example: “The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.”
What is a short sentence with pressurize?
“Telemetering transmitter removed from its pressurized container.”
What does pressurize mean?
Pressurize means to put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.

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