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caffeinate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English caffeinate From caffeine + -ate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To add caffeine to something.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.
    • After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley. 2014, Marc Guggenheim, Overwatch:
  3. (slang, transitive) To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
  4. (slang, transitive) To provoke (a person) for one's own amusement.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
caffeinates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
caffeinated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
caffeinated Tense=Past lexicographic
caffeinating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

decaffeinate

Coordinates

hydrate

Deriveds

overcaffeinate · recaffeinate · caffeinator

Translations (1)

es cafeinar (Translations)