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charge

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

assign responsibility or a specific task to someone or something

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Senses

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to saturate

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to energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

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to cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

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to set or ask for a certain price

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to attribute responsibility to

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to instruct or command with authority

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to instruct a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

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to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

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to blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

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to make an accusatory claim

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to file a formal charge against

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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

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to direct into a position for use

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to fill or load to capacity

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to provide a device with something necessary

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to place a heraldic bearing on

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to cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

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to lie down on command, of hunting dogs

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to move quickly and violently

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to pay with a credit card

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to demand payment

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to enter a certain amount as a charge

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to give over to another for care or safekeeping

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to cause to be admitted

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to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
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pasttense
charged
presentparticiple
charging
thirdpersonsingular
charges
pastparticiple
charged