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Definition pressure in American English

pressure verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈpreʃər/
1

to try to make someone do something by forcing, threatening, or persuading them in a determined way

Example

Don't be pressured into making any rash decisions.

Example

Officials had pressured her to lie about the affair.

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Definition pressure in American English