SUPERCHARGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supercharge mean? 

• SUPERCHARGE (verb)
  The verb SUPERCHARGE has 2 senses:

1. increase or raise

2. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid

  Familiarity information: SUPERCHARGE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERCHARGE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they supercharge    ... he / she / it supercharges   
Past simple: supercharged   
Past participle: supercharged   
-ing form: supercharging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increase or raise

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

advance; boost; supercharge

Context example:

boost the voltage in an electrical circuit

Hypernyms (to "supercharge" is one way to...):

increase (make bigger or more)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

pressurise; pressurize; supercharge

Hypernyms (to "supercharge" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

supercharger (compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)