supercharge

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11

Definition of supercharge

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
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verb

  1. To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
  2. (transitive)To make faster or more powerful.
    “Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.”
    “Instead of three co-equal branches acting as a check on each other, power has become increasingly concentrated over the years in the White House – a trend that is now being supercharged under Mr. Trump in ways that, to critics, raise the specter of authoritarianism.”
  3. To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

noun

  1. A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.
  2. An instance of supercharging.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From super- + charge.

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