high-pressurev.
/ˌhʌɪˈprɛʃə/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈprɛʃər/ transitive. To coerce (into something) by applying a high degree of psychological or moral pressure; esp. to subject (a person) to strongly persuasive sales techniques. Also: to attempt to make (a sale) in this way.
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the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > pressurize
to put (also bring, exert) pressure on1853
squeeze1888
pressure1911
high-pressure1925
to put the lug on1929
to put the squeeze on1941
pressurize1945
to turn the heat on1957
to lean on1960
1925 Davenport (Iowa) Democrat & Leader 28 Sept. 11/1 (advt.) Don't be ‘high pressured’ into any scheme about which you may have some doubt.
1940 Topeka Jrnl. 4 May 2 Photographers..hipressuring portrait sales.
1962 ‘A. Garve’ Prisoner's Friend ii. 105 She didn't want to. Laurence high-pressured her into it.
2011 K. F. George Creating Something from Nothing 197 ‘They might say I'm high pressuring them.’ ‘So what. They are mooches, and they want to buy.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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