su·per·charge (so͞o′pər-chärj′) tr.v. su·per·charged ,
su·per·charg·ing ,
su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger.
2. To charge heavily or excessively: an atmosphere that was supercharged with tension.
supercharge (ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒ ) vb (
tr )
1. (Mechanical Engineering) to increase the air intake pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) with a supercharger; boost
2. to charge (the atmosphere, a remark, etc) with an excess amount of (tension, emotion, etc)
3. (General Physics) to apply pressure to (a fluid); pressurize
su•per•charge (ˈsu pərˌtʃɑrdʒ) v.t. -charged, -charg•ing. 1. to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
2. to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) at greater than atmospheric pressure.
[1760–70]
supercharge Past participle: superchargedGerund: superchargingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative supercharge supercharge
Present I supercharge you supercharge he/she/it supercharges we supercharge you supercharge they supercharge
Preterite I supercharged you supercharged he/she/it supercharged we supercharged you supercharged they supercharged
Present Continuous I am supercharging you are supercharging he/she/it is supercharging we are supercharging you are supercharging they are supercharging
Present Perfect I have supercharged you have supercharged he/she/it has supercharged we have supercharged you have supercharged they have supercharged
Past Continuous I was supercharging you were supercharging he/she/it was supercharging we were supercharging you were supercharging they were supercharging
Past Perfect I had supercharged you had supercharged he/she/it had supercharged we had supercharged you had supercharged they had supercharged
Future I will supercharge you will supercharge he/she/it will supercharge we will supercharge you will supercharge they will supercharge
Future Perfect I will have supercharged you will have supercharged he/she/it will have supercharged we will have supercharged you will have supercharged they will have supercharged
Future Continuous I will be supercharging you will be supercharging he/she/it will be supercharging we will be supercharging you will be supercharging they will be supercharging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been supercharging you have been supercharging he/she/it has been supercharging we have been supercharging you have been supercharging they have been supercharging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been supercharging you will have been supercharging he/she/it will have been supercharging we will have been supercharging you will have been supercharging they will have been supercharging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been supercharging you had been supercharging he/she/it had been supercharging we had been supercharging you had been supercharging they had been supercharging
Conditional I would supercharge you would supercharge he/she/it would supercharge we would supercharge you would supercharge they would supercharge
Past Conditional I would have supercharged you would have supercharged he/she/it would have supercharged we would have supercharged you would have supercharged they would have supercharged
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. supercharge - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
2. supercharge - increase the pressure on a gas or liquidalter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
supercharge - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"