recharge

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/
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/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/ · /ˈɹiːtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/

Definition of recharge

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
    “GWR plans to use it on the Greenford branch in west London, making use of a fast charger at West Ealing that will charge the batteries in just three and a half minutes. This fast charger is essentially a battery installed at the lineside which is trickle-charged from the electricity grid. It can then discharge quickly into the train's batteries through charging rails and then start recharging itself while the train is running in service.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
    “GWR plans to use it on the Greenford branch in west London, making use of a fast charger at West Ealing that will charge the batteries in just three and a half minutes. This fast charger is essentially a battery installed at the lineside which is trickle-charged from the electricity grid. It can then discharge quickly into the train's batteries through charging rails and then start recharging itself while the train is running in service.”
  2. (intransitive)To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
    “Near-synonyms: relax, unwind”
    “My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training, and your mind gets a little tired of it, too. It's nice to be able to recharge and come back fresh for the remainder of the year.”
  3. (transitive)To reload a gun with ammunition.
  4. (transitive)To add or restore water to an aquifer.
  5. (transitive)To request payment again from.
    “Customer was recharged for doing same brake work (in November) that had been done in September. QA teams believes^([sic]) this work was a rip-off.”
  6. To charge or accuse in return.
  7. To attack again or anew.
    “They charge, recharge, and all along the sea / They drive, and squander the huge Belgian fleet”

noun

  1. (uncountable)Water that has percolated from the ground surface to an aquifer.
  2. (countable)The process of charging (an electrical device) again.
    “My phone has needed five recharges in the last month.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The process of revitalizing one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.

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Etymology

From Old French rechargier, from Old French re- + Old French chargier.

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