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.

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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As American politics have become increasingly divisive and supercharged by misinformation, the term seeks to apply our understanding of dangerous and fanatical religious groups to extreme political beliefs.

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The animal's supercharged plasma is removed from the blood, and then the antibodies are isolated from the plasma before they're bottled, ready to be administered.

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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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