Pressurise
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of pressurize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard
- 2 increase the pressure in or of wordnet
- 3 maintain a certain pressure wordnet
- 4 increase the pressure on a gas or liquid wordnet
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More examples"It is important to pressurise your gas boiler, as this allows more water to travel through the pipes in your home."
Etymology
From pressure + -ise.