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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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
Wall Street investment titans such as Apollo and KKR that sell private equity and private credit have increasingly tapped into insurance money to supercharge their lending, in many cases acquiring life insurers outright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The additions of All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, record-setting edge rusher Myles Garrett and cornerback Jaylen Watson were supposed to supercharge the Rams’ defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
I feel a mad supercharge of life—an intoxication of the senses, perhaps.
From His Hour by Elinor Glyn
"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
More experienced workers are being recruited to face off against supercharged AI hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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
The AI build-out is supercharging earnings in seemingly distant sectors, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Warmer sea surface temperatures drive more moisture into the atmosphere, supercharging storms.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The three-year-old company is jumping into an AI arms race that has the potential to wipe out jobs across Wall Street while possibly supercharging others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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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