"caffeinate" meaning in English

See caffeinate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/ Audio: En-au-caffeinate.ogg [Australia] Forms: caffeinates [present, singular, third-person], caffeinating [participle, present], caffeinated [participle, past], caffeinated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English caffeinate From caffeine + -ate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|caffeine|-ate<id:verb>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English caffeine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English caffeinate [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂tos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ātos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ate", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caffeinate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="caffeinate"> From caffeine + -ate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} caffeinate (third-person singular simple present caffeinates, present participle caffeinating, simple past and past participle caffeinated)
  1. (transitive) To add caffeine to something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-caffeinate-en-verb-cJiBMWS-
  2. (intransitive, slang) To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance. Tags: intransitive, slang Translations (Translations): cafeinar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-caffeinate-en-verb-uAk6A6ez Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 48 26 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 44 23 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 11 43 24 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 55 23 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 13 42 26 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 44 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 49 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 49 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 70 11 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 54 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 62 14 13 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 72 16 12
  3. (transitive, slang) To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-caffeinate-en-verb-peYWuHpC
  4. (transitive, slang) To provoke (a person) for one's own amusement. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-caffeinate-en-verb-GCv4Bnb-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caffeinator, overcaffeinate, recaffeinate Coordinate_terms: hydrate

Inflected forms

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