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 )

Derived Forms

• reˈchargeable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·charger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recharge¹

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

Example Sentences

The reservoir expansion will support supplies for the district’s farms in Fresno and Kings counties — which produce almonds, pistachios, tomatoes and other crops — and will also help local efforts to recharge groundwater, Febbo said.

From Los Angeles Times

She has advocated for removing concrete and pavement in parts of the watershed to naturally capture rainwater and recharge groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• refresh
• regenerate
• rejuvenate