underpressurize

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ pressurize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underpressurize (third-person singular simple present underpressurizes, present participle underpressurizing, simple past and past participle underpressurized)

  1. To bring to too low a pressure.
    Antonym: overpressurize
    • 2009, Albert Meijer, Kees Boersma, Pieter Wagenaar, ICTs, Citizens and Governance: After the Hype!, page 164:
      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.