Repressured

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Subjected to renewed or increased pressure; restored or adjusted to a previous pressure level; influenced or controlled by applying pressure again
2. Having pressure reapplied or reinstated; returned to a state of specific pressure; restrained or subdued through renewed force or constraint
3. Experiencing the act of pressure being exerted again; brought back to a desired pressure setting; suppressed or held back by renewed compaction or force

Etymology: "Repressured" is the past tense and past participle of "repressure," a verb built from the prefix re- ("again") and "pressure." The base word comes from Latin "pressura," a noun derived from "premere," meaning "to press," which passed through Old French and into Middle English as "pressure." Adding re-, "to press again," gives the sense of applying pressure once more to something already pressed. The prefix re- is the ordinary English one, and it does the same work it does in "reheat" or "rewrite." Nothing about "repressure" carries a special sense beyond that combination, so the word is best read as a straightforward compound of an existing verb's meaning with the idea of repetition.

Synonyms: recompressed, repressurized

Antonyms: depressurized