supercharge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
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to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) at greater than atmospheric pressure.
verb
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to increase the air intake pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) with a supercharger; boost
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to charge (the atmosphere, a remark, etc) with an excess amount of (tension, emotion, etc)
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to apply pressure to (a fluid); pressurize
Etymology
Origin of supercharge
Example Sentences
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The idea is that they supercharge their employability.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Leveraged ETFs allow nearly anyone with a brokerage account the chance to supercharge their exposure to a stock market that has been posting gains not seen since the dot-com bubble a generation ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In other works, Rodin exploits the mutable process of modeling to supercharge his sculpture’s sense of organic change and physical force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The rise in renewables adoption across the U.S. was already expected to cause battery installations to increase steadily through the decade, but data centers will supercharge the growth rate, according to Morgan Stanley.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
I feel a mad supercharge of life—an intoxication of the senses, perhaps.
From His Hour by Glyn, Elinor
It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Covid-19 pandemic had supercharged America’s snacking habit: Some 70% of consumers were eating at least two per day, Smucker said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ohtani gave the Sacramento crowd what it wanted to see: a majestic 432-foot home run, with a supercharged, 112-mph exit velocity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Years of stock-market gains have supercharged the spending power of older households—especially Baby Boomers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
I came home the other day to some fast Spanish music blasting in my room and Charlie moving his hips like they were connected to supercharged batteries.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
Warmer sea surface temperatures drive more moisture into the atmosphere, supercharging storms.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Though the drones’ origins may be subject to debate, there is no question of their impact, supercharging displacement in a conflict that has already forced more than 14 million out of their homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Google is supercharging its Gemini artificial-intelligence model to become more competitive in the era of agentic AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
"From this tragedy, an immense irony is unfolding. Those who've fought to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels are inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom," he said, without naming countries or companies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
With the artificial-intelligence trade supercharging valuations, investors may feel uneasy about putting money to work when the stock market is at near-record highs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
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