turbocharge

[tur-boh-chahrj]

verb (used with object)

turbocharged, turbocharging 

1. to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.

2. Informal.,  to speed up; accelerate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbocharge¹

First recorded in 1940–45; turbo- + (super)charge

Example Sentences

Mason Miller, who throws a fastball with an average velocity of 101 mph, will turbocharge what was already the No. 1 bullpen in baseball.

From Los Angeles Times

A new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our understanding of all human history, researchers say.

From BBC

Hitting back, Truss said she had a plan to "turbocharge the economy" and accused Stride of bowing to "failed Treasury Orthodoxy".

From BBC

"The next generation of miners in America will be able to control their destiny, control the cost of power, and I think that is going to turbocharge Bitcoin mining in America," Lutnick told the magazine.

From BBC

Four years on, chips remain a battleground in the US-China race for tech supremacy, and US President Donald Trump now wants to turbocharge a highly complex and delicate manufacturing process that has taken other regions decades to perfect.

From BBC