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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Be careful where you buy from, shoppers are being warned as criminals use AI to supercharge scams.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Anthropic's warning that AI-powered "worms" could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies showing how artificial intelligence could supercharge self-spreading malware.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The rise of short-dated options and leveraged ETFs has helped to supercharge the gap between the winners and losers in the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
L.A.-based analysts say the 2028 Olympics will supercharge revenue, jobs and taxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
I feel a mad supercharge of life—an intoxication of the senses, perhaps.
From His Hour by Elinor Glyn
The investment boom has supercharged the economy by raising productivity, hoisting profits, driving record stock-market gains and underpinning consumer spending, especially among the wealthy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves in line with projections about how extreme weather events will be supercharged by the phenomenon.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"A malicious human being is now supercharged with AI to perform bad things and we are seeing this happen at scale," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The song was “Your Ghost Again,” from the band’s new album, “Marrow Deep,” and it closed with a supercharged riff as heavy as Slayer or Sabbath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Or the opposite—I’d be supercharged, unfocused, like a radio at top volume flipping quickly from station to station.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Company executives and U.S. officials said that strict rules could strangle an industry capable of supercharging global growth and curing diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Now, they are supercharging their habits with AI systems that serve as hyperpersonalized health trainers and assistants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
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
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