supercharge

American  

[soo-per-chahrj] / ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒ /

verb (used with object)

supercharged, supercharging

1. to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.

2. to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) at greater than atmospheric pressure.

3. pressurize.

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supercharge British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒ /

verb

1. to increase the air intake pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) with a supercharger; boost

2. to charge (the atmosphere, a remark, etc) with an excess amount of (tension, emotion, etc)

3. to apply pressure to (a fluid); pressurize

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Etymology

Origin of supercharge

First recorded in 1760–70; super- + charge

Example Sentences

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The social media age — sometimes dubbed Web 2.0 to distinguish it from the less openly interactive earlier era of the internet — seemed to supercharge this impromptu rezoning of the information superhighway.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The idea is that they supercharge their employability.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Company executives hosted dinners, discussions and cocktail parties throughout the week to court top brands as the company tries to supercharge its recently launched ad business.

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

I feel a mad supercharge of life—an intoxication of the senses, perhaps.

From His Hour by Elinor Glyn

But combined with climate change, El Niño is becoming supercharged, which is why 2026 is likely to be the hottest in recorded human history.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

But as inequality has supercharged the gap between workers with the highest and lowest incomes, wages above the cap have grown much faster than those under the cap, Romig said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

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 accounts have been supercharged by startup founders, hedge-fund managers and Silicon Valley insiders who have access to investment opportunities unavailable to most Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Then the contact was supercharged and for a fraction of a second the push became a pull that shot through me like a couple hundred volts.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Warmer oceans can have wide-reaching consequences, including supercharging extreme weather, raising sea levels and harming marine life.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

But voice notes broadcast over WhatsApp add a new dimension to the problem, supercharging rumors and falsehoods and spreading them to people who might not competently read or write, if they are literate at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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

Anthropic and OpenAI are supercharging their battles for new enterprise customers by ripping a few chapters out of Palantir Technologies’ playbook.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 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