'Invigorate' definitions:
Definition of 'invigorate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt]
verb
Give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" [syn: quicken, invigorate]
verb
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate] [ant: blunt, deaden]
verb
Impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" [syn: invigorate, reinvigorate]
Definition of 'Invigorate'
From: GCIDE
- Invigorate \In*vig"or*ate\ ([i^]n*v[i^]g"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invigorated ([i^]n*v[i^]g"[~e]r*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Invigorating.] [Pref. in- in + vigor.] To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to. [1913 Webster]
- Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity. --Atterbury.
- Syn: To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'invigorate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- activate,
- animate,
- arouse,
- beef up,
- boost,
- brace,
- brace up,
- brighten,
- brisk,
- brisken,
- buck up,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- case harden,
- cheer,
- chirk up,
- confirm,
- dynamize,
- electrify,
- encourage,
- energize,
- enliven,
- exhilarate,
- fillip,
- fire,
- fortify,
- fresh up,
- freshen,
- freshen up,
- galvanize,
- gird,
- give a lift,
- gladden,
- harden,
- hearten,
- inflame,
- infuse life into,
- inspire,
- inspirit,
- interesting,
- jazz up,
- kindle,
- liven,
- nerve,
- pep up,
- perk up,
- pick up,
- pique,
- prop,
- provoke,
- quicken,
- rally,
- reanimate,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- refreshen,
- regale,
- reinforce,
- reinvigorate,
- rejoice,
- rejoice the heart,
- rejuvenate,
- renew,
- restore,
- restrengthen,
- resuscitate,
- revive,
- revivify,
- rouse,
- set up,
- sharpen,
- shore up,
- snap up,
- steel,
- stiffen,
- stimulate,
- stir,
- strengthen,
- support,
- sustain,
- temper,
- toughen,
- undergird,
- vitalize,
- vivify,
- warm,
- whet,
- zip up