supercharge
English
verb
Definitions
- To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
- (transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
- (heraldry) To overlay one charge upon another.
Etymology
Prefix from English charge.
Origin
English
charge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- charge English
- charge-hand English
- chargeable English
- chargeback English
- chargecard English
- chargee English
- chargeful English
- chargehand English
- chargehouse English
- chargeless English
- chargeman English
- chargemaster English
- chargeous English
- chargepoint English
- charger English
- chargesheet English
- chargeship English
- chargest English
- chargeth English
- chargino English
- chargon English
- countercharge English
- discharge English
- forecharge English
- isocharge English
- lathicharge English
- microcharge English
- midcharge English
- mischarge English
- multicharge English
- outcharge English
- overcharge English
- precharge English
- rentcharge English
- surcharge English
- turbocharge English
- uncharge English
- undercharge English
- upcharge English
- チャージ Japanese
- chargen Middle English
- ชาร์จ Thai
- charge
- chargee
- charger
- chargon
- uncharge
- chargest
- chargino
- chargeth
- upcharge
- surcharge
- discharge
- precharge
- mischarge
- outcharge
- chargeman
- isocharge
- chargeful
- midcharge
- chargeous
- chargecard
- rentcharge
- chargeless
- chargeship
- forecharge
- overcharge
- chargeable
- chargehand
- chargeback
- microcharge
- chargesheet
- chargehouse
- lathicharge
- charge-hand
- multicharge
- turbocharge
- chargepoint
- undercharge
- chargemaster
- countercharge