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supercharge

verb

Etymology

From super- + charge.

  1. derived from carrus — “a car, wagon”
  2. derived from carricō — “to load”
  3. derived from chargier
  4. inherited from chargen
  5. prefixed as supercharge — “super- + charge”

Definitions

  1. To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by…

    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. 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.

  3. To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.

    2. An instance of supercharging.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA