RECHARGE

recharge

(verb) charge anew; “recharge a battery”

recharge, reload

(verb) load anew; “She reloaded the gun carefully”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

recharge (third-person singular simple present recharges, present participle recharging, simple past and past participle recharged)

(transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.

(intransitive) To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.

(transitive) To reload a gun with ammunition.

(transitive) To add or restore water to an aquifer.

(transitive) To request payment again from.

To charge or accuse in return.

To attack again or anew.

Synonyms

• (to invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents): unwind

Noun

recharge (countable and uncountable, plural recharges)

(uncountable) Water that has percolated from the ground surface to an aquifer.

(countable) The process of charging (an electrical device) again.

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*charge", v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. re- + charge: cf. F. recharger.]

1. To charge or accuse in return.

2. To attack again; to attack anew. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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