pressurise

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pressurise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pressurise
      v 1: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn:
           supercharge, pressurize, pressurise]
      2: maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is
         pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" [syn: pressurize,
         pressurise]
      3: increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize
         the cabin for the passengers' comfort" [syn: pressurize,
         pressurise] [ant: decompress, depressurise,
         depressurize]