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supersize

supersize verb: to increase the size of something, especially to unusual proportions.

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.
    • [N]ow countless books, blogs and social media accounts are dedicated to super-sizing spuds, swedes and squash.2023 December 8, The Big Issue, Melbourne, page 9, column 2

Adjective

supersize (not comparable)

  1. Very large.
    • a supersize yacht

Forms of supersize

third-person singular presentsupersizes
present participlesupersizing
past participlesupersized
pastsupersized

Past tense of supersize: supersized

Origin of supersize

From super- + size.

Questions about supersize

What does supersize mean?
Supersize means to increase the size of something, especially to unusual proportions.
What part of speech is supersize?
Supersize can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of supersize?
The past tense of supersize is supersized.

Words near supersize in the dictionary

  1. supersingular primes
  2. supersister
  3. supersisters
  4. supersite
  5. supersites
  6. supersize
  7. supersized
  8. supersizes
  9. supersizing
  10. superskilled
  11. superskinny

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