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recharge
[
v.
ree-
chahrj
;
n.
ree-
chahrj
,
ree
-chahrj
]
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re·charge
/
v.
riˈtʃɑrdʒ
;
n.
riˈtʃɑrdʒ
,
ˈriˌtʃɑrdʒ
/
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[
v.
ree-
chahrj
;
n.
ree-
chahrj
,
ree
-chahrj
]
Show IPA
verb,
re·charged,
re·charg·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to charge again with electricity.
2.
Informal
.
to refresh or restore; revitalize.
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verb (used without object)
3.
to make a new charge, especially to attack again.
4.
Informal
.
to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.
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noun
5.
an act or instance of recharging.
6.
Geology
.
the processes by
which
ground water is absorbed into the zone of saturation.
Compare
water table
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English:
to reload (a vessel).
See
re-
,
charge
Related forms
re·charg·er,
noun
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recharge
(riːˈtʃɑːdʒ)
—
vb
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
)
re'chargeable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
recharge
early 15c., "to reload" (a vessel), from re- "again, back" + charge "load" (q.v.); modeled on M.Fr. rechargier (13c.). Meaning "re-power a battery" is from 1876. The noun is recorded from 1610s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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