recharge

recharge
recharger, n.
v. /ree chahrj"/; n. /ree chahrj", ree"chahrj'/, v., recharged, recharging, n.
v.t.
1. to charge again with electricity.
2. Informal. to refresh or restore; revitalize.
v.i.
3. to make a new charge, esp. to attack again.
4. Informal. to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.
n.
5. an act or instance of recharging.
6. Geol. the processes by which ground water is absorbed into the zone of saturation. Cf. water table.
[1400-50; late ME: to reload (a vessel). See RE-, CHARGE]

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