"supersize" meaning in English

See supersize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: super- + size Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|size}} super- + size Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supersize (not comparable)
  1. Very large. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-supersize-en-adj-pHFOQKpj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 57 43

Verb

Forms: supersizes [present, singular, third-person], supersizing [participle, present], supersized [participle, past], supersized [past]
Etymology: super- + size Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|size}} super- + size Head templates: {{en-verb}} supersize (third-person singular simple present supersizes, present participle supersizing, simple past and past participle supersized)
  1. (transitive) To increase the size of something, especially to unusual proportions. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Size
    Sense id: en-supersize-en-verb-j~eft2yk Disambiguation of Size: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79

Inflected forms

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