caffeinate

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/ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/

verb

To add caffeine to something.

Opposite
decaffeinate
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Meanings

verbcaffeinate (third-person singular simple present caffeinates, present participle caffeinating, simple past and past participle caffeinated)

present singular third person caffeinates · participle present caffeinating · participle past caffeinated · past caffeinated

  1. transitiveTo add caffeine to something.
  2. intransitiveslangTo drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.

    After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.

    2014, Marc Guggenheim, Overwatch
  3. slangtransitiveTo inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
  4. slangtransitiveTo provoke (a person) for one's own amusement.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
decaffeinate

Origin

From caffeine + -ate.

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Translations

Spanish cafeinar
  • cafeinarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

caffeinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caffeinate

MLA

“caffeinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caffeinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caffeinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caffeinate.

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