1. to maintain normal air pressure in an aircraft cabin or spacecraft
Usage: aviation; aerospace
2. to apply pressure to something, especially to force a liquid or gas into a container
Usage: technical
3. to try to persuade or coerce someone by applying pressure

Examples

• The crew is pressurizing the cabin before takeoff.
• They are pressurizing the water tank to increase flow rate.
• The company is pressurizing employees to work overtime.
• The aircraft’s pressurizing system failed at high altitude.
• He felt his boss was pressurizing him to make a quick decision.
• The technician is pressurizing the hydraulic system.
• Stop pressurizing me about this decision.