caffeinate

verb

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caf·fein·ate | \ ˈka-fə-ˌnāt

, -fē-ə- \

caffeinated; caffeinating

Definition of caffeinate

transitive + intransitive

: to get caffeine or to provide caffeine to (someone) by means of a caffeinated beverage (such as coffee) No sitter this afternoon, so I caffeinate and stumble through the routine …— Nancy Kruger Cohen The Lady K, as locals call it, caffeinates customers in the morning …— Amy Mayer Inspired by Stephen King's how-to "On Writing," he scrawled a longhand draft of "Tietam" in six weeks, caffeinating himself through the wee hours with two-liter Diet Cokes.— Gregory Kirschling

Examples of caffeinate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But there are other ways to express an opinion on the market direction of one of the world’s favorite ways to caffeinate. — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 Amazon Prime Video is hoping to caffeinate your Emmy vote via pop-up For Your Consideration a coffee truck activation around Los Angeles. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Aug. 2021 Insulated mugs are the best bet for those who like to caffeinate with a bit more restraint. — Sara Bosworth, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2021 Go caffeinate with its co-owners, 21-year-old Noah Irby and 22-year-old Trevin Willison. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 16 June 2020 Yep, time for McAvoy to caffeinate his game, beginning with shooting more pucks and knocking more bodies. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020 To caffeinate in the morning, I was quickly won over by Lavanda Cafe. — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 14 June 2019 Next stop is to caffeinate and carbo-load for your journey. — Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018 Taking a little one who already operates on hyperdrive and caffeinate them? — Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 16 Feb. 2012 See More

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