supercharge

[ soo-per-chahrj ]

/ ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒ /

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verb (used with object), su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing.

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

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

pressurize (def. 3).

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Origin of supercharge

First recorded in 1760–70; super- + charge

Words nearby supercharge

supercapital, supercar, supercargo, supercede, supercell, supercharge, supercharged, supercharger, superchurch, superciliary, superciliary ridge

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How to use supercharge in a sentence

Democrats hope to buck history on the back of their policy record over the next year, with legislation aimed at supercharging the economy and an aggressive program to vaccinate the country against the coronavirus.
Republicans worry their big tent will mean big problems in 2022 elections|Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Another group was looking at possible treatments, both existing medicines that might be adapted and new approaches that could be supercharged with funding.
NIH Director Francis Collins Is Fighting This Coronavirus While Preparing for the Next One|Belinda Luscombe|February 4, 2021|Time
Gravel was already one of the hottest segments for the bike industry, but the pandemic supercharged it, with sales jumping 144 percent in June 2020 compared to 2019.
The Pandemic Bike Boom Is Here to Stay|Joe Lindsey|January 16, 2021|Outside Online
Even Chouhan, a skeptic on AstraZeneca, allows that the deal is likely to supercharge earnings growth in the next few years.
Why shareholders had a severe adverse reaction to AstraZeneca’s Alexion deal|Jeremy Kahn|December 14, 2020|Fortune

Instagram’s growth was supercharged by its integration with Facebook, which happened almost immediately after Facebook bought the company for $1 billion in 2012.
Regulators want to break up Facebook. That’s a technical nightmare, insiders say.|Elizabeth Dwoskin|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
The supercharge doses of vitamins have questionable benefits.
Forget 5-Hour Energy: Tea Is a Better Buzz|Gregory Ferenstein|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can use these from the moment you wake up, until you drift away to sleep, to supercharge your day.
You Need to Download These 6 Apps Right Now|Ari Meisel|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for supercharge

supercharge

/ (ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒ) /

verb (tr)

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

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

to apply pressure to (a fluid); pressurize

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