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supercharge

verb supercharges · supercharging · supercharged

  1. To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
  2. transitive To make faster or more powerful. Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.
  3. To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace.

noun supercharges

  1. A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.
  2. An instance of supercharging.

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verb to make faster or more powerful

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@misc{supercharge_2026,
  title = {supercharge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supercharge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}