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Meaning of charge up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To recharge, to give electrical power to something.
    transitive
  2. To motivate, to instill someone with determination.
    idiomatic
  3. To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing.
    slang, transitive

Examples

“You should charge up your phone before the camping trip, as there won't be any power supplies.”
“The coach had to charge up his players with a powerful speech before the final.”
“The subcultural vernacular “I'll charge you up" evokes the act of charging a battery or readying a mechanism for action; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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