recharge
See also: rechargé
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French rechargier, from re- + chargier.
Verb
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- (transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
- (intransitive) To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
- (Can we date this quote?) Tiger Woods:[1]
- My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training, and your mind gets a little tired of it, too. It's nice to be able to recharge and come back fresh for the remainder of the year.
- (Can we date this quote?) Tiger Woods:[1]
- (transitive) To reload a gun with ammunition.
- (transitive) To add or restore water to an aquifer.
- (transitive) To request payment again from.
- 1977, United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Diagnostic Motor Vehicle Inspection Demonstration Projects, Program Engineering Support
- Customer was recharged for doing same brake work (in November) that had been done in September. QA teams believes[sic] this work was a rip-off.
- 1977, United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Diagnostic Motor Vehicle Inspection Demonstration Projects, Program Engineering Support
- To charge or accuse in return.
- To attack again or anew.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (to invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents): unwind
Translations
To charge an electric battery
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To reload a gun
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Noun
recharge (countable and uncountable, plural recharges)
- (uncountable) Water that has percolated from the ground surface to an aquifer.
- (countable) The process of charging (an electrical device) again.
- My phone has needed five recharges in the last month.
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Verb
recharge
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