caffeinate
verb
caf·fein·ate
ˈka-fə-ˌnāt 
-fē-ə-
caffeinated; caffeinating
: 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
Nancy Kruger CohenThe Lady K, as locals call it, caffeinates customers in the morning …—Amy Mayer
Amy MayerInspired 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
Gregory KirschlingExamples of caffeinate in a Sentence
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With book bags full and body caffeinated, head to Ebimaru Ramen for dinner.
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“Caffeinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caffeinate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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