pressurize

/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

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"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."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pressurize From pressure + -ize.

pressurizes (present, singular) pressurizing (participle, present) pressurized (participle, past) pressurized (past) pressurise (alternative)

overpressurize pressurizable pressurizer repressurize underpressurize

depressurize

depressurize

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How do you pronounce pressurize?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/.

What does pressurize mean?

To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.

Where does pressurize come from?

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