recharge

American  

[ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj] / riˈtʃɑrdʒ, riˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈriˌtʃɑrdʒ /

verb (used with object)

recharged, recharging

1. to charge again with electricity.

2. Informal. to refresh or restore; revitalize.

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verb (used without object)

recharged, recharging

1. to make a new charge, especially to attack again.

2. Informal. to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.

noun

1. an act or instance of recharging.

2. Geology. the processes by which groundwater is absorbed into the zone of saturation.

recharge British  

/ riːˈtʃɑːdʒ /

verb

1. to cause (an accumulator, capacitor, etc) to take up and store electricity again

2. to revive or renew (one's energies) (esp in recharge one's batteries )

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Other Word Forms

• rechargeable adjective
• recharger noun

Etymology

Origin of recharge

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “to reload (a vessel)”; re-, charge

Example Sentences

They now have a special day to recover: World Introvert Day, on Jan. 2, started in 2011 in part to help introverts recharge from all the forced cheer they’ve had to endure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its buyers had far different expectations for what a truck could do and, for example, weren’t put off with having to recharge after towing a boat to the lake.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Hong Kong-born architect Paul Chan opened the studio, Days of Being, this year as a place for visitors to rent and artists to have a place to create and recharge.

From Los Angeles Times

Recharge: Drivers can recharge their battery with energy recovered from braking, or on throttle lift at the end of the straights or in corners where only partial power is applied.

From BBC

Its successor will be an extended-range EV, which means it will be equipped with a gas-powered generator that can recharge its battery.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• refresh
• regenerate
• rejuvenate