caffeinate

verb — 4 senses

caffeinate

verb

/ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/

Etymology From caffeine + -ate.

1

To add caffeine to something.

2

Slang To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.

  • After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.2014, Marc Guggenheim, Overwatch:
3

Slang To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.

4

Slang To provoke (a person) for one's own amusement.

Antonyms
decaffeinate
Derived terms
caffeinator, overcaffeinate, recaffeinate
Coordinate terms
hydrate

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