turbocharge

American  

[tur-boh-chahrj] / ˈtɜr boʊˌtʃɑrdʒ /

verb (used with object)

turbocharged, turbocharging

1. to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.

2. Informal. to speed up; accelerate.

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Etymology

Origin of turbocharge

First recorded in 1940–45; turbo- + (super)charge

Example Sentences

The county has promised to turbocharge the sluggish pace, enacting a one-step permitting center and waiving some fees.

From Los Angeles Times

“Strong exports limited the need to turbocharge domestic demand this year,” said Xu Tianchen, a senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.

From Barron's

Several influential economists have recently argued that a meaningful strengthening of the yuan would turbocharge consumption and get China out of its economic doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal

They have said the rule could turbocharge data center growth as AI giants such as Google, Amazon, Meta and OpenAI open up their trillion-dollar pocketbooks to build power plants and potentially help solve supply-chain bottlenecks that have slowed growth of new generation capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovery unveil Netflix’s $72-billion deal that would allow the streamer to turbocharge its movie and television production capabilities and take control of HBO, television’s cultural tastemaker.

From Los Angeles Times