supersize
verb/ˈsuːpəsaɪz/
/ˈsuːpərsaɪz/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they supersize | /ˈsuːpəsaɪz/ /ˈsuːpərsaɪz/ |
| he / she / it supersizes | /ˈsuːpəsaɪzɪz/ /ˈsuːpərsaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple supersized | /ˈsuːpəsaɪzd/ /ˈsuːpərsaɪzd/ |
| past participle supersized | /ˈsuːpəsaɪzd/ /ˈsuːpərsaɪzd/ |
| -ing form supersizing | /ˈsuːpəsaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsuːpərsaɪzɪŋ/ |
- supersize (somebody/something) to make somebody/something bigger; to become bigger
- We are being supersized into obesity (= made very fat) by the fast food industry.
- TV ads encourage kids to supersize.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySupersize is used with these nouns as the object:- fry
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