Definition

1. Verb:
   • To increase the pressure on a gas or liquid: To force more air or fuel into an engine's cylinders, typically using a supercharger, to increase power.
   • To increase or raise something significantly: To boost the level, intensity, or effectiveness of something.
   • To boost the voltage in an electrical circuit: To increase the electrical potential in a system.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The mechanic decided to supercharge the engine for better performance. (This means to equip the engine with a device to force more air/fuel mixture into it.)
  • The new marketing campaign will supercharge our sales this quarter. (This means to dramatically increase or boost sales.)
  • The technician needed to supercharge the circuit to handle the extra load. (This means to increase the voltage in the electrical circuit.)

Advanced Usage

• "to supercharge growth": to cause growth to accelerate dramatically.
  • The new investment aims to supercharge growth in the renewable energy sector.
• "to supercharge one's efforts": to significantly intensify or enhance one's work or attempts.
  • She used the new software to supercharge her research efforts.

Variants and Related Words

• Supercharger (n): A device for forcing extra air or fuel into an internal combustion engine to increase power.
  • The car is equipped with a powerful supercharger.
• Supercharged (adj): Describing something that has been made more powerful, intense, or effective.
  • They launched a supercharged version of the product.

Synonyms

• Boost: To help or encourage something to increase or improve.
• Amplify: To increase the strength or amount of something.
• Turbocharge: To equip with a turbocharger; often used metaphorically similarly to "supercharge."

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Supercharge" is typically not used in common phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is contained within the single verb.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word "supercharge." Its use is primarily technical or metaphorical as described above.)

Verb

1. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
2. increase or raise
   • boost the voltage in an electrical circuit