Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To equip with a turbocharger.
  • transitive verb Informal To improve dramatically the performance or quality of.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb to increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the exhaust air.
  • verb to make faster, more powerful.

Etymologies

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turbo- +‎ charge

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Examples

  • As we approached the 1990s and there was a need for improved efficiency, turbochargers made a transition from powering vehicles in a sports-oriented usage – you hear the word turbocharge and you think of fast, you think of power and performance.

    Honeywell's Adriane Brown 2008

  • Comcast Corp. this year began offering subscribers a temporary "turbocharge," or boost in speed, which kicks in when it detects very large uploads.

    Uploading Speeds 2007

  • Today I want to talk about this apparent tension between self-criticism and smugness from an outside perspective, take a look at the issues we face, probe their root causes, and suggest ideas to "turbocharge" our innovation, productivity and prosperity.

    Telecoms Convergence: Focusing Innovation and Reversing Canadian Talent Flight 2002

  • Australia kicked off the final pitches by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the Pacific region.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Australia wrapped up its campaign by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • He also anticipates that the relationship will "turbocharge" what FableVision already does as a transmedia property incubator.

    Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News 2010

  • Australia wrapped up its campaign by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Australia kicked off the final pitches by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the Pacific region.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Australia wrapped up its campaign by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Australia wrapped up its campaign by offering to "turbocharge" football in Asia and the

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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