charge up verb3 •To recharge, to give electrical power to something.You should charge up your phone before the camping trip, as there won't be any power supplies. •To motivate, to instill someone with determination.The coach had to charge up his players with a powerful speech before the final. •(slang) To deliberately infect (a person) with HIV as part of bug-chasing.The subcultural vernacular “I'll charge you up" evokes the act of charging a battery or readying a mechanism for action; […] — 2009 formscharged up · charging up · charges up