recharge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to charge again with electricity.
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Informal. to refresh or restore; revitalize.
verb (used without object)
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to make a new charge, especially to attack again.
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Informal. to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.
noun
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an act or instance of recharging.
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Geology. the processes by which groundwater is absorbed into the zone of saturation.
verb
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to cause (an accumulator, capacitor, etc) to take up and store electricity again
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to revive or renew (one's energies) (esp in recharge one's batteries )
Other Word Forms
- rechargeable adjective
- recharger noun
Etymology
Origin of recharge
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “to reload (a vessel)”; re-, charge
Example Sentences
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With the battery emptying itself within about 11 seconds of full power, it is emptying and being recharged constantly around a lap.
From BBC
When outages drag on for hours, the back-up batteries don't have time to recharge, forcing Biletsky to cut the lift off to prioritise water pumps.
From Barron's
If your remaining work overflows into the weekend, try to keep it to a single day, so that you get at least one completely work-free day to recharge before returning to your big project.
Her days now revolve around planning when she can use electricity -- to "do laundry, wash, recharge batteries."
From Barron's
Eating out is an experience he values, a way of recharging mentally after stetches of demanding care work.
From BBC
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