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

Career and professional endeavors are all the more passionate and supercharged with intensity. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

SpaceX, by far the country’s and the world’s most active company in the areas of space launches and satellites, supercharged its recent record-setting initial public offering (IPO) with a plan to dominate this emerging market. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Hawaii often enjoys a powerful protection during hurricane season, but El Niño has supercharged the threat. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

That might also explain the movie’s attempts to supercharge its few action sequences, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that a sad book without much incident wasn’t exactly prime summer studio release fodder. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 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