Caffeinate
/ˈkæf.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To add coffee or caffeine to something, or to stimulate with caffeine.
Did you know?The core of caffeine’s name traces back through German and French to Arabic qahwa, a word that originally referred to a stimulating drink, not just coffee itself.
Etymological Timeline
18th Century
French
café
“coffee”
Early 19th Century
German
Kaffee
“coffee”
16th Century
Italian
caffè
“coffee”
16th Century
Turkish
kahve
“coffee”
Arabic
Arabic
qahwa
“wine; later coffee or a stimulating drink”
Modern English
English
caffeinate
“to treat with caffeine or make caffeinated”
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