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 Go caffeinate with its co-owners, 21-year-old Noah Irby and 22-year-old Trevin Willison. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "22 new restaurants that opened amid the coronavirus pandemic in Dallas-Fort Worth," 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, "As Bruins prepare to resume play, here’s where things stand with them," 28 Jan. 2020 To caffeinate in the morning, I was quickly won over by Lavanda Cafe. — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, "In central Mexico, a retreat that’s perfect for families," 14 June 2019 Next stop is to caffeinate and carbo-load for your journey. — Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, "Road trip along Sierra Nevada’s Feather River," 16 Mar. 2018 Taking a little one who already operates on hyperdrive and caffeinate them? — Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, "Parenting," 16 Feb. 2012 To caffeinate in the morning, I was quickly won over by Lavanda Cafe. — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, "In central Mexico, a retreat that’s perfect for families," 14 June 2019 Taking a little one who already operates on hyperdrive and caffeinate them? — Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, "Parenting," 16 Feb. 2012 Next stop is to caffeinate and carbo-load for your journey. — Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, "Road trip along Sierra Nevada’s Feather River," 16 Mar. 2018

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