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- [soo-per-chahrj]
- /ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒ/
- /ˈsuː.pə.tʃɑːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-per-chahrj]
- /ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒ/
Definitions of supercharge word
- verb with object supercharge to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension. 1
- verb with object supercharge to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) at greater than atmospheric pressure. 1
- verb with object supercharge pressurize (def 3). 1
- transitive verb supercharge load heavily 1
- transitive verb supercharge engine: boost power 1
- verb supercharge to increase the air intake pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) with a supercharger; boost 0
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Origin of supercharge
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; super- + charge
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Supercharge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
supercharge popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
supercharge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with supercharge
- how to supercharge a car?
- how much does it cost to supercharge a car?
- how to supercharge an engine?
- how to supercharge a carbureted engine?
- how much would it cost to supercharge a car?
- how do you supercharge a car?
- how to supercharge a 350 small block?
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