invigorate

English

Alternative forms

• envigorate
• envigourate (rare)
• invigourate

Etymology

From in- +‎ vigor +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: in‧vi‧go‧rate

Verb

invigorate (third-person singular simple present invigorates, present participle invigorating, simple past and past participle invigorated)

1. (transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.

   Exercise is invigorating.

2. (transitive) To heighten or intensify.
3. (transitive) To give life or energy to.

   The cold water invigorated him.

4. (transitive) To make lively.

Synonyms

• (to impart vigor, strength, or vitality): See also Thesaurus:strengthen

Related terms

• invigorating
• invigoratingly
• invigoration
• invigorator

Translations

To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to

• Bulgarian: засилвам (bg) (zasilvam), укрепвам (bg) (ukrepvam)
• Dutch: versterken (nl), kracht bijzetten
• Finnish: elävöittää (fi), virkistää (fi)
• German: beleben (de), kräftigen (de), stärken (de)
• Latin: vegetō, corrōborō
• Maori: whakahohe, whakamarohi, whakahohe
• Persian: تقویت کردن (taqviyat kardan)
• Russian: оздоровлять (ru) (ozdorovljatʹ), укреплять (ru) (ukrepljatʹ)
• Sanskrit: बर्हयति (barhayati)
• Turkish: canlandırmak (tr), hayat bulmak, kuvvetlendirmek (tr)

To heighten or intensify

• Bulgarian: засилвам (bg) (zasilvam)
• Finnish: voimistaa (fi), korottaa (fi)
• German: verstärken (de)

To give life or energy to

• Bulgarian: стимулирам (bg) (stimuliram)
• Finnish: virkistää (fi)
• Persian: جان بخشیدن (jân baxšidan)
• Russian: оживлять (ru) (oživljatʹ), взбадривать (ru) (vzbadrivatʹ)

To make lively

• Bulgarian: ободрявам (bg) (obodrjavam), освежавам (bg) (osvežavam)
• Finnish: elävöittää (fi)

See also

• inspire, exalt
• animate, enliven, liven
• reinvigorate
• quicken

Anagrams

• ignorative