alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.
pressurise - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"
hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
3.
pressurise - increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
1. (the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing. to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure. druk ضَغْط налягане pressão tlak der Druck tryk πίεσηpresión vajutus, rõhk فشار paine pressionלחץ दाब tlak nyomás tekanan þrÿstingur pressione 圧力 압력 spaudimas, slėgis spiediens tekanan druktrykk, pressucisk, ciśnienie فشار pressão presiune давление tlak pritisk pritisak tryck การกด basınç, baskı 壓力 стискання; тиск دباؤ lực; áp suất 压力
2. (a) strain or stress. The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her. spanning, druk ضَغْط، ثِقَل، عِبء натиск pressão tíha der Druck pres πίεση, άγχοςpresión pinge فشار؛ گرفتاری stressi pressionלחץ दबाव या दाब का बोझ या मात्रा या भार pritisak stressz tekanan álag pressione 圧迫 스트레스 įtampa, našta, sunkumas slodze; spriedze tekanan drukpress, kjas, maspresja, napięcie فشار، نيونه pressão stres напряжение ťarcha pritisk pritisak press, tryck, stress ความกดดัน baskı, stres 緊迫，壓力 гніт; напруга بار، بوجھ áp lực 紧迫，压力
3. strong persuasion; compulsion or force. He agreed under pressure. dwang, druk, oortuiging ضَغط للإقْناع، إجْبار натиск pressão (ná)tlak der Druck tvang πίεση, εξαναγκασμόςpresión surve فشار painostus pression תָּחַת לַחַץ दबाव pod pritiskom nyomás paksaan þrÿstingur, álag pressione 強制 압박 spaudimas, prievarta spiediens; uzstājība desakan drukpress, påtrykknacisk, presja فشار pressão (sub) presiune давление, нажим nátlak pritisk pritisak press, tryck แรงกระตุ้น zorlama, baskı 極力勸導，強制力 тиск, вплив جبر sức ép 极力劝导，强制力
ˈpressurize, ˈpressurise verb
1. to fit (an aeroplane etc) with a device that keeps air pressure normal. The cabins have all been pressurized druk reël يَضْغَط поддържам едно и също атмосферно налягане pressurizar udržovat normální tlak druckfest machen sætte under tryk διατηρώ υπό σταθερή ατμοσφαιρική πίεση presurizar hermetiseerima تنظیم فشار کردن paineistaa pressuriser לְהַשווֹת לָחַץ दावानुकूलित vršiti pritisak na nyomás alá helyez memberi tekanan udara útbúa með loftþrÿstingsjafnara pressurizzare 気圧調整する 기압을 정상으로 유지하다 pritaikyti normaliam oro slėgiui išlaikyti hermetizēt; uzturēt normālu spiedienu mengimbangkan tekanan udara de luchtdruk regelen utstyre som trykkabin zapewnić normalne ciśnienie د فشار تنظيمول pressurizar a etanşa герметизировать udržiavať normálny tlak vzdrževati zračni pritisk staviti pod pritisak förse med tryckkabin รักษาความดันบรรยากาศภายในเครื่อง basıncı ayarlamak (給飛機等)裝設保持正常氣壓的裝置 герметизувати ہوا کا دباؤ نارمل رکھنے کا آلہ فٹ کرنا điều áp （给飞机等）装设保持正常气压的装置
2. to force. He was pressurized into giving up his job. dwing يَجْبُر принуждавам pressionar činit nátlak unter Druck setzen presse πιέζω, εξαναγκάζωpresionar, forzar survet avaldama تحت فشار قرار دادن pakottaa forcer à, contraindre de תָחַת לָחַץ दाबानुकूलित nužda, situacija pod velikim pritiskom presszionál memaksa þvinga forzare 強いる 압력을 가하다 (pri)versti piespiest; ietekmēt memaksa onder druk zettentvinge wywrzeć presję د فشار لاندى راوړل forçar a constrânge оказывать давление, нажим robiť nátlak prisiliti naterati pressa, tvinga, utöva påtryckningar กดดันให้ทำ zorlamak, baskı yapmak 強迫 здійснювати тиск جبر کرنا، دباؤ ڈالنا gây sức ép 强迫
pressure cooker
a type of saucepan in which food is cooked quickly by steam kept under great pressure. drukkoker قِدْر ضَغط тенджера под налягане panela de pressão tlakový hrnec der Schnellkochtopf trykkoger χύτρα ταχύτητας olla a presión, olla exprés survekatel دیگ زودپز painekeitin autocuiseur סִיר לָחַץ प्रेसर कुकर ekspres lonac kukta panci presto hraðsuðupottur pentola a pressione 圧力なべ 압력솥 greitpuodis ātrvārītājs; spiediena katls periuk tekanan snelkookpan trykkoker szybkowar د بخار ديګ panela de pressão oală sub presiune скороварка tlakový hrniec ekonom lonec ekspres lonac tryckkokare หม้อต้มที่ใช้ความอัดดันจากไอน้ำ düdüklü tencere 壓力鍋 скороварка پريشر کوکر nồi áp suất 压力锅
The prime minister said, 'In a similar vein to the 'Sicilian mafia', the Pakistani mafia uses tactics of bribe, threat, blackmail and begging to pressurise state institutions and judiciary in order to protect their billions of money laundering stashed abroad.'
Vernon Everitt, director of retail themes at the FSA, said: "Firms should never pressurise consumers into making a rushed decision and must clearly spell out the nature and limitations of products."
We are supporting the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPM) say no to live exports campaign to pressurise the Government and the European Parliament to stop the resumption of live traffic.