caffeinate
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caffeinate
- /ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/
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English caffeine
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English caffeinate
From caffeine + -ate.
verb caffeinates · caffeinating · caffeinated
- To add caffeine to something.
- To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance. After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.
- To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
- To provoke (a person) for one's own amusement.
