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

The scale of this show stretches from supersized — as in those nails — to the miniscule. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024

When the most reputable, most supersized planet in the solar system starts its retrograde journey, the effects are felt intensely on Earth. —Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024

This mismatch, between catastrophes the government has budgeted for and the actual toll of overlapping or supersize disasters, keeps happening—after Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Florence. —Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024

This week’s Hunter’s moon is about to get supersized. Get unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times. —Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1977, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above