recharger

English

Etymology

recharge + -er

Noun

recharger (plural rechargers)

  1. That which recharges, especially a device for recharging an electrical item.

French

Etymology

re- + charger

Verb

recharger

  1. to recharge (add more electricity to)
  2. to reload (e.g. a gun)

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written recharge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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