pressurize
verb/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/
Etymology From pressure + -ize.
1
To put (physical) pressure on; to put under pressure.
2
Rare To coerce, put under duress; to pressure.
- These men were indignant concerning the press coverage of the case and were careful to point out that Osborne did not pressurize them into sex or invade their privacy in any way.1981, Paul Wilson, The Man They Called a Monster:
- Derived terms
- overpressurize, pressurizable, pressurizer, repressurize, underpressurize