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supercharge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin carricō Late Latin carricāre Old French chargierder. Middle English chargen English charge English supercharge From super- + charge.

Meanings

  1. A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.
  2. (qualifier:electrics) An instance of supercharging.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
supercharges Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

surcharge

supercharge en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin carricō Late Latin carricāre Old French chargierder. Middle English chargen English charge English supercharge From super- + charge.

Meanings

  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.
    • 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. 2025 February 25, Linda Feldmann, “How Trump skirts checks and balances unlike any modern-day US president”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2025:
    • 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. 2014 April 13, Nick Bilton, “Bend it, charge it, dunk it: Graphene, the material of tomorrow”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2025:
  3. (qualifier:electrics) To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

Forms

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supercharged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
supercharged Tense=Past lexicographic
supercharging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
supercharges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

twincharge · turbosupercharge · turbocharge · superturbocharge

Relateds

surcharge · supercharger · forced induction

Translations (5)

tr süperşarj (to increase the power of an internal combustion engine) · fi tehostaa (to make faster or more powerful) · it sovralimentare (to make faster or more powerful) · fi ahtaa (to increase the power of an internal combustion engine) · fi kiihdyttää (to make faster or more powerful)