supercharge

Verb
Synonyms: boostadvancepressurizepressurise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. increase or raise“boost the voltage in an electrical circuit”Synonyms: boostadvance
  2. increase the pressure on a gas or liquidSynonyms: pressurizepressurise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supercharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Supercharging.] [Pref. super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.) To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess. [1913 Webster]
Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, n. (Her.) A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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