Invigorate
[ɪn'vɪgəreɪt] or [ɪn'vɪɡəret]
Definition
(verb.) impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; 'Exercise is invigorating'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Strengthen, fortify, animate, give vigor to, give life and energy to.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ENERVATE]
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Definition
v.t. to give vigour to: to strengthen: to animate.—ns. Invigorā′tion the act or state of being invigorated; Invig′orator something that invigorates.
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Examples
- Let us remember, that pride and hatred invigorate the soul; and love and humility infeeble it. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- They invigorate and emphasize those times in your own life when each day is new. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- After I had eaten I was greatly invigorated, but feeling the need of rest I stretched out upon the silks and was soon asleep. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A sort of renewed youth glowed in his eye and colour, and an invigorated hope and settled purpose sustained his bearing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Hold on, sir,' said Mr. Weller, invigorated with the prospect of refreshments. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Watson, I think our quiet rest in the country has been a distinct success, and I shall certainly return much invigorated to Baker Street to-morrow. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- At two o'clock Sam and Andy brought the horses up to the posts, apparently greatly refreshed and invigorated by the scamper of the morning. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The invigorating air did them both good, and much exercise worked wholesome changes in minds as well as bodies. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I decided to investigate, but first I lifted my head to fill my lungs with the pure, invigorating night air of the mountains. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- They ain't Pills, or Hair-Washes, or Invigorating Nervous Essences, to be puffed in that way! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Therefore when Mrs. Bagnet at last appears, rosy from the invigorating pail, and sits down to her work, Mr. Bagnet growls, Old girl! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This northern air is invigorating and pleasant, so I propose to spend a few days upon your moors, and to occupy my mind as best I may. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- There, where you do NOT sit, I draw up the blind and let in the invigorating sun. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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