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Adjective pressurised has 1 sense
- pressurized, pressurised - maintained at a certain atmospheric pressure; "in a pressurized cabin the air pressure is comfortable for breathing"; "cooking with pressurized steam"
Antonym: uncontrolled (indirect, via controlled)
Verb pressurise has 3 senses
- supercharge, pressurize, pressurise - increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- pressurize, pressurise - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"
--2 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
Sample sentence:
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- pressurize, pressurise - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
--3 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Antonyms: depressurize, depressurise, decompress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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