supersize

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verb

su·​per·​size ˈsü-pər-ˌsīz 

supersized; supersizing; supersizes

transitive verb

: to greatly increase the size of (something or someone) : to make (something or someone) supersized

food trends that are supersizing Americans

Supersize it! That's the meaty mantra for fast-food chains this summer as they keep introducing larger, fattier and more outrageous sandwiches.

—Rosemary Black

Americans aren't supersizing portions just at fast-food restaurants, they're doing it in their own dining rooms.

—Food & Fitness Advisor

… Fashion is out to supersize you. … Magnification of your top half is highly probable, and quite possibly (take a deep breath) even your bottom half.

—Sarah Mower

supersize

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adjective

: extremely large in size

Some experts blame ever-increasing portion sizes and the proliferation of tasty, high-calorie fast foods that make it all too easy to eat a day's worth of calories in one supersize meal.

—Denise Grady

Though the sun finally came out, the damage from the supersize storm will be long-lasting.

—Time for Kids

[Louis] Kahn was an extraordinary man, with supersize talent, who left a deeply admired and profoundly influential architectural legacy.

—Philip Kennicott

Synonyms

Verb

• accelerate
• add (to)
• aggrandize
• amplify
• augment
• boost
• build up
• compound
• enlarge
• escalate
• expand
• extend
• hype
• increase
• multiply
• pump up
• raise
• stoke
• swell
• up

Adjective

• astronomical
• astronomic
• Brobdingnagian
• bumper
• colossal
• cosmic
• cosmical
• cyclopean
• elephantine
• enormous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• giant
• gigantesque
• gigantic
• grand
• herculean
• heroic
• heroical
• Himalayan
• huge
• humongous
• humungous
• immense
• jumbo
• king-size
• king-sized
• leviathan
• mammoth
• massive
• mega
• mighty
• monster
• monstrous
• monumental
• mountainous
• oceanic
• pharaonic
• planetary
• prodigious
• super
• super-duper
• supersized
• titanic
• tremendous
• vast
• vasty
• walloping
• whacking
• whopping

Examples of supersize in a Sentence

Verb

“I'll have the combo meal.” “Would you like to supersize it?”

we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

But a stock-market frenzy has supersized Trump Media’s value to about $5.5 billion — more than the market values of Macy’s, Columbia Sportswear and Alaska Airlines, which make billions in revenue a year. —Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024

Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

The ground floor mainstream Spec’s supersized in 1995 to 8,000-square-feet during music’s post-Nirvana grunge era. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024

Behind these risks are two powerful forces: Climate change, which can intensify both rain and drought, and the natural weather phenomenon known as El Niño, which can also supersize extreme weather. —Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024

The agreement will see NBC’s 2024 Olympic Games launch coverage set to take place around the River Seine in Paris, rather than a sports arena, supersized for Imax screens. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024

My favorite baseball and basketball teams each won championships in the same year, and that success supersized my fandom. —Steven Leckart, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024

And would Survivor and The Amazing Race continue to be supersized? —EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023

Imagine a room where everything is supersized – from toys to crayons – creating an environment where kids are literally living in their play world. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1977, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above