supercharge

[ soo-per-chahrj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

supercharged, supercharging.

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 ).

supercharge

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verb

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of supercharge¹

First recorded in 1760–70; super- + charge

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To supercharge it, YouTubers will form groups whose individual members feed into the overall success of the whole; examples include Jake Paul’s Team 10 or David Dobrik’s Vlog Squad.

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�� Trump said: Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country…We will supercharge our domestic industrial base.

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Years of violence have crippled the economy, supercharged inflation, and plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis.

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“We will supercharge our domestic industrial base, we will open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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But Musk's involvement has supercharged emotions on all sides.

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