pressurise
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- supercharger derivation
- pressure derivation
Sense 2 verb
maintain a certain pressure
the airplane cabin is pressurized
Types & categories
- hold hypernym
Related & opposite
- pressure derivation
Sense 3 verb
increase the pressure in or of
The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- depressurize antonym
- pressure derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | supercharger |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressure |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressure |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | depressurize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |