supercharge
verb
su·per·charge
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supercharged;
supercharging;
supercharges
Definition of supercharge
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
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But for all the hours of studying policy and practicing the zingers that would supercharge her candidacy, the trip allowed for a break in an otherwise all-encompassing schedule. — Ben Terris, Washington Post, "Who is Kamala Harris, really? Ask her sister Maya.," 23 July 2019 Kathryn Cook for The New York Times Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director renowned for his extravagantly romantic opera productions, popular film versions of Shakespeare and supercharged social life, died on Saturday at his home in Rome. — Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, "Franco Zeffirelli, Italian Director With Taste for Excess, Dies at 96," 15 June 2019 Google That’s not the only way Google’s supercharging Assistant. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Google's next-gen Assistant blows past Siri with 10x speeds and deeper awareness of your life," 7 May 2019 Sales were also supercharged by the introduction of the 1970 Clean Air Act, which restricted the amount of lead in gasoline. — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, "How Honda survived a trade war with the US and won over Americans," 26 June 2019 The Rangers, with one of the best prospect pools in the NHL, could supercharge their rebuild by offering Point a $10.5 million contract. — Dan Falkenheim, SI.com, "Restricted Free Agents Most Likely to Sign Elsewhere This Offseason," 19 June 2019 Consequently, Davis’ supercharged score grippingly conveys the claustrophobia of a racist legal system and society from which there was, for these five innocent boys and their families, no exit. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "Review: Anthony Davis’ opera ‘The Central Park Five’ goes where Netflix doesn’t dare," 17 June 2019 Consequently, Davis’ supercharged score grippingly conveys the claustrophobia of a racist legal system and society from which there was, for these five innocent boys and their families, no exit. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "UCSD professor Anthony Davis’ opera ‘The Central Park Five’ goes where Netflix doesn’t dare," 17 June 2019 Amazon needs this robotic system to supercharge its order fulfillment process and make same-day delivery a widespread reality. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Inside the Amazon Warehouse Where Humans and Machines Become One," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supercharge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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