overpressurize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pressurize English overpressurize From over- + pressurize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To pressurize excessively.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpressurizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpressurized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpressurized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overpressurise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| overpressurizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |