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a) to increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.b) to make faster, more powerful.
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Supercharge — Su per*charge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supercharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supercharging}.] [Pref. super + charge. Cf. {Surcharge}.] (Her.) To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Supercharge — Su per*charge , n. (Her.) A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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