underpressurize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + pressurize.
Meanings
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To bring to too low a pressure.
For example, there was a program that calculated water pressure for systems of water lines; it enabled planners to determine which lines needed to be replaced to ensure that new water lines did not underpressurize the system.
2009, Albert Meijer, Kees Boersma, Pieter Wagenaar, ICTs, Citizens and Governance: After the Hype!, page 164:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underpressurizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underpressurized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underpressurized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underpressurizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |