pressurises

[US]/'preʃə,raiz/
[UK]/ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. exert pressure on someone or something
n. the process of delivering pressure, sealed pressure increase

Phrases & Collocations

pressurise the situation

Example Sentences

They pressurised me to stay.

One of these four chambers—the left ventricle—contracts most strongly to pressurise the blood.

The Russians use the threat of redirecting oil and gas supplies eastward to pressurise their European customers.

Parents should not pressurise their children to excel in academics.

The company tried to pressurise the employees into working longer hours.

Peer pressure can sometimes pressurise individuals into making poor decisions.

The government is under pressure to pressurise the industry to reduce carbon emissions.

Bullying is a form of pressurising someone into doing things against their will.

The coach should motivate players positively instead of pressurising them.

It's important not to pressurise someone into making a decision they are not ready for.

The media often pressurises celebrities to maintain a certain image in public.

The teacher should encourage students to learn at their own pace, not pressurise them to compete with others.

Some people thrive under pressure, while others crumble when pressurised.

Real-world Examples

It starts with a standard 20  megawatt pressurised water reactor.

Source: Future World Construction

Across this region, how do you see these external forces pressurising and exploiting conflicts that are clearly already there?

Source: Financial Times Podcast

The robot performed well in a pressurised chamber in the lab, first swimming in a circle and then free swimming.

Source: Nature Magazine: Technology

In 1851 he received a US patent for one of the world's first ice-making machines, which harnessed the cooling properties of pressurised gases as they expanded.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Those include inactivating satellites at the end of their useful life by venting pressurised materials or leftover fuel that might lead to explosions.

Source: IELTS 18 READING TEST

He would now pit his little pink body against the hard vacuum of space, with nothing between them but a thin shell of metal or a pressurised suit.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I spoke to one British woman who was pressurised by her abusive husband into entering into a surrogacy arrangement in order to pay off his debts.

Source: Selected English short passages

The idea is to pressurise the carbon dioxide so that it becomes a liquid. The fluid is then released into the dishwasher where it cleans the dishes all by itself.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 10 (Mainland China Edition)

Residents could live, work and sleep inside the pressurised tubes with no need for space suits and with plenty of spare real estate for some low-gravity recreation.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

Rather than simply situating a Moon base inside a lava tube—domes and shiny buildings and all—they suggested that a section of such a tube could be pressurised with breathable air.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

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