The Collaborative International Dictionary
Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surcharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Surcharging.] [F. surcharger. See Sur-, and Charge, and cf. Overcharge, Supercharge, Supercargo.]
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To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.
Four charged two, and two surcharged one.
--Spenser.Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew.
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(Law)
To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.
(Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
--Story. Daniel.
To print or write a surcharge on (a postage stamp).
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of surcharge English)
Usage examples of "surcharging".
A case of multiple frustrations is likely to ensue, surcharging the blood vessels and precipitating an epileptic fit.
It was the man, a leader of inspiration and genius, surcharging them all with electrical fire.