supercharge

verb

su·​per·​charge ˈsü-pər-ˌchärj 

supercharged; supercharging; supercharges

transitive verb

1

: to charge greatly or excessively (as with vigor or tension)

2

: to supply a charge to the intake of (an engine) at a pressure higher than that of the surrounding atmosphere

3

: pressurize sense 1

supercharge noun

Examples of supercharge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a Shell gas station on the corner in walking distance — though that won’t entice electric vehicle owners who will be supercharging their Teslas at the new service center. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

It is also supercharged with technology that works during the skin’s peak regeneration window at night. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

From Earth’s vantage point—right along the faraway magnetar’s equator—the wobbling disk acted like a film projector’s shutter, periodically occluding our view of the dead star supercharging SN 2024afav. —Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026

The team behind Moltbook will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, a newer AI division intended to supercharge the tech giant’s model development. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for supercharge

• overcharge
• barge
• charge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge