supersize

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verb

su·​per·​size ˈsü-pər-ˌsīz 

supersized; supersizing; supersizes

transitive verb

: to greatly increase the size of (something or someone) : to make (something or someone) supersized

food trends that are supersizing Americans

Supersize it! That's the meaty mantra for fast-food chains this summer as they keep introducing larger, fattier and more outrageous sandwiches.

—Rosemary Black

Americans aren't supersizing portions just at fast-food restaurants, they're doing it in their own dining rooms.

—Food & Fitness Advisor

… Fashion is out to supersize you. … Magnification of your top half is highly probable, and quite possibly (take a deep breath) even your bottom half.

—Sarah Mower

supersize

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adjective

: extremely large in size

Some experts blame ever-increasing portion sizes and the proliferation of tasty, high-calorie fast foods that make it all too easy to eat a day's worth of calories in one supersize meal.

—Denise Grady

Though the sun finally came out, the damage from the supersize storm will be long-lasting.

—Time for Kids

[Louis] Kahn was an extraordinary man, with supersize talent, who left a deeply admired and profoundly influential architectural legacy.

—Philip Kennicott

Synonyms

Verb

• accelerate
• add (to)
• aggrandize
• amplify
• augment
• boost
• build up
• compound
• enlarge
• escalate
• expand
• extend
• hype
• increase
• multiply
• pump up
• raise
• stoke
• swell
• up

Adjective

• astronomical
• astronomic
• Brobdingnagian
• bumper
• colossal
• cosmic
• cosmical
• cyclopean
• elephantine
• enormous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• giant
• gigantesque
• gigantic
• grand
• herculean
• heroic
• heroical
• Himalayan
• huge
• humongous
• humungous
• immense
• jumbo
• king-size
• king-sized
• leviathan
• mammoth
• massive
• mega
• mighty
• monster
• monstrous
• monumental
• mountainous
• oceanic
• pharaonic
• planetary
• prodigious
• super
• super-duper
• supersized
• titanic
• tremendous
• vast
• vasty
• walloping
• whacking
• whopping

Examples of supersize in a Sentence

Verb

“I'll have the combo meal.” “Would you like to supersize it?”

we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund

Adjective

a supersize truck with an impressive towing capacity

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Then Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrived at BOJ central in 2013 to supersize QE. —William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

This isn’t the first time Lego has attempted to supersize one of its hypercar models. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024

Meanwhile, the Arts Club Dubai is a souped-up, supersize sibling to its namesake in Mayfair, stretched across 65,000 square feet in the financial district. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024

The opprobrium that is now starting to stick to supersized pickup trucks has mostly ignored the humble van. —Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1977, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above