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recharge

[ verb ree-chahrj; noun ree-chahrj, ree-chahrj ]

verb (used with object)

, re·charged, re·charg·ing.
  1. to charge again with electricity.
  2. Informal. to refresh or restore; revitalize.


verb (used without object)

, re·charged, re·charg·ing.
  1. to make a new charge, especially to attack again.
  2. Informal. to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.

noun

  1. an act or instance of recharging.
  2. Geology. the processes by which groundwater is absorbed into the zone of saturation. water table ( def 1 ).

recharge

/ riːˈtʃɑːdʒ /

verb

  1. to cause (an accumulator, capacitor, etc) to take up and store electricity again
  2. to revive or renew (one's energies) (esp in recharge one's batteries )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • reˈchargeable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • re·charger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recharge1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “to reload (a vessel)”; re-, charge
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Example Sentences

I get a lot of outdoors, then I can recharge my batteries two days a week in Paris.

From BBC

The break in the schedule last week enabled the Rams to “reflect, get recharged, get refreshed and get rejuvenated in a lot of instances,” McVay said.

The unconfined space lets the land soak up floodwater, recharging groundwater while also protecting from flooding downstream land, including tribal and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.

She is continuing to promote other projects, including a proposal to convert two old gravel quarry pits into giant reservoirs where storm runoff could be routed to recharge the aquifer and reduce flood dangers downstream.

Not everyone can go on a vacation or take a day to recharge, he said.

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