What is "charge up"

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To recharge, to give electrical power to something. 2 (context idiomatic English) to motivate, to instill someone with determination.

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite] [ant: calm]