invigorate

Invigorate is defined as to give strength or energy, or to instill with excitement and energy.

(verb)

When a cool shower on a hot day gives you strength and energy, this is an example of a time when the shower invigorates.

See invigorate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to give vigor to; fill with energy; enliven

Origin: in- + vigor + -ate

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See invigorate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates

To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: “A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her” (D.H. Lawrence).

Origin:

Origin: Possibly obsolete invigor (from French envigorer, from Old French envigourer : en-, in; see in-² + vigour, vigor; see vigor)

Origin: + -ate¹

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