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pres·sur·ize [ˈpreʃəraɪz, Am -ʃɚ-] VB trans

1. pressurize (control air pressure):

to pressurize sth
etw druckfest [o. auf Normaldruck] halten

2. pressurize (persuade by force):

to pressurize sb to do [or into doing] sth
jdn [massiv] dazu drängen, etw zu tun
to pressurize sb to do [or into doing] sth
auf jdn [massiven] Druck ausüben, damit er/sie etw tut
the protests were an attempt to pressurize the government into agreeing
durch die Demonstrationen erhoffte man sich, die Regierung zum Einlenken zu bringen
OpenDict entry

pressurize VB

to pressurize sth TECH
etw unter Druck setzen
Present
Ipressurize
youpressurize
he/she/itpressurizes
wepressurize
youpressurize
theypressurize
Past
Ipressurized
youpressurized
he/she/itpressurized
wepressurized
youpressurized
theypressurized
Present Perfect
Ihavepressurized
youhavepressurized
he/she/ithaspressurized
wehavepressurized
youhavepressurized
theyhavepressurized
Past Perfect
Ihadpressurized
youhadpressurized
he/she/ithadpressurized
wehadpressurized
youhadpressurized
theyhadpressurized
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