supercharge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb increase or raise
    advance; boost.
    • boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
  2. verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
    pressurize; pressurise.

WordNet


Su`per*charge" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Supercharged ; present participle & verbal noun Supercharging
Definitions
  1. (Her.) To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess.
Su`per*charge" noun
Definitions
  1. (Her.) A bearing charged upon another bearing. R.

Webster 1913