repressurize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 repressurize From re- + pressurize.
Meanings
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To return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized.
Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption.
2025 July 16, Julia Jacobo, “Icelandic volcano erupts again, prompting evacuations at nearby town and Blue Lagoon”, in ABC News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repressurise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| repressurized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| repressurized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| repressurizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| repressurizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |