Emily Dickinson Lexicon

charge (-d), v. [OFr < L. carricare, to load < carr-us, car, wagon.] (webplay: cavalry, figures, musket, nation, pane, thick, transactions, trust).

1. Confront; oppose; face; struggle against; move swiftly to deal with.
2. Call; commission; dispatch; send on an errand.
3. Accuse; complain about; make an accusation against.
4. Bid; command; direct; enjoin; order; request earnestly.