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invigorate

[in-vig-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

invigorated, invigorating 
  1. to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.

    Synonyms: ,


invigorate

/ ɪˈɪɡəˌɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to give vitality and vigour to; animate; brace; refresh

    to be invigorated by fresh air

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • invigoration noun
  • invigorative adjective
  • invigoratively adverb
  • invigorator noun
  • reinvigorate verb (used with object)
  • reinvigoration noun
  • uninvigorated adjective
  • uninvigorative adjective
  • uninvigoratively adverb
  • ˈǰپ adverb
  • ˈǰˌپԲ adverb
  • ˌǰˈپDz noun
  • ˈǰپ adjective
  • ˈǰˌٴǰ noun
  • ˈǰˌپԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invigorate1

First recorded in 1640–50; in- 2 + obsolete vigorate “iԱǰٱ”; vigor, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invigorate1

C17: from in- ² + Latin vigor vigour
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Synonym Study

See animate.
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Example Sentences

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Working in recognizable horror subgenres, Byrne entices you with a familiar premise and then slowly teases apart the tropes, leaving you unsettled but also invigorated by his inventiveness.

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Posts in the run-up to the election show Fugate spending several weeks in Washington, a time he called “surreal and invigorating.”

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“When I was up in the mountains, it just felt like I was invigorated,” Turturro recalls.

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The 2021 US Open champion looked invigorated on her return and quickly moved a double break ahead.

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The current menu at Jai consists of hot tea, sold by the glass or pot, along with the herbal elixirs — one invigorating, one calming and one berry.

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When To Use

doesinvigorate mean?

To invigorate is to fill with energy or a feeling of vitality, renewal, or refreshment.Invigorate is especially used in the context of things that make people feel “alive” or renewed or refreshed physically, mentally, and emotionally. Such a state or feeling can be called vigor, which is at the root of invigorate. A close synonym is vitality. In other words, to invigorate is to fill with vigor.Someone who feels this way can be described with the adjective invigorated, as in I feel really invigorated after that long, restful weekend. Something that invigorates can be described with the adjective invigorating, as in I love an invigorating swim in the ocean. Sometimes, invigorate is applied to things other than people to mean something like stimulate or boost, as in These measures are meant to invigorate the economy. Example: Being out in the sunshine invigorates me and makes me feel alive.

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