pressurizing
present participle ofpressurize
pressurize
verb[T]
(UKusuallypressurise)uk/ˈpreʃ.ər.aɪz/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ.aɪz/tokeeptheairpressure in asubmarine,plane, etc. at alevelthat issuitableforbreathing
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UK(USpressure)
tostronglypersuadesomeone to do something they do notwantto do:
He was pressurizedintosigningtheagreement.
Causing somebody to act
- arm-twisting
- bludgeon
- bounce
- bouncesomeoneintosomething
- bulldoze
- bully
- forcibly
- holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
- impel
- impose
- jolt
- railroad
- ramsomethingintosomeone
- ransom
- reduce
- reducesomeonetosomething
- reimpose
- reimposition
- slap
- squeeze
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pressurizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
However, what is unique is that a post-productivist regime would grant these generous benefits to the non-productive withoutpressurizingthem to re-enter the labour market.
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This process, of course, comprises several stages - heat treatment, simultaneouspressurizingand also acid curing.
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Other major uses (totalling to about 60% of use in 1996) werepressurizingand purging systems, maintenance of controlled atmospheres, welding, and leak detection.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This alternately pressurizes the inside and outside of the opening,pressurizingand rarefying the air in the pipe's resonator.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This protects the chamber from catastrophic failure due to overpressurizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pressure flows from the hydraulic circuit to the suspension cylinders,pressurizingthe bottom part of the spheres and suspension cylinders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pressurizingthe bottle in this way, it is claimed by most of those who sell the device, prevents the drink from going flat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A means ofpressurizingand supplying the fuel to the ramcombustor is required, which can be complicated and expensive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pump itself is apressurizingdevice often capable of exceeding its pressure rating, although not guaranteed to.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the theoretical leakage design basis accident the reactor coolant flashes to steam in the drywell,pressurizingit rapidly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After inflating the escape devices, four men entered the escape trunk and controlled flooding andpressurizingfrom inside the trunk.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The opercula then close quickly,pressurizingwater along the tube.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Autoclave curing achieves this by placing the part under vacuum in an autoclave and thenpressurizingthe autoclave during the heated cure cycle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thepressurizinggas most widely used is argon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water vapor in the air is condensed by cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to desiccants, orpressurizingthe air.
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