Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her” ( D.H. Lawrence).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To give vigor to; give life and energy to; strengthen; animate.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
- v. transitive To heighten or intensify.
- v. transitive To give life or energy to.
- v. transitive To make lively.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make lively
- v. impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
- v. give life or energy to
- v. heighten or intensify
Etymologies
- Possibly obsolete invigor (from French envigorer, from Old French envigourer : en-, in; see in-2 + vigour, vigor; see vigor) + -ate1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), said the issue of succession would not be on the agenda of the meeting, which was meant to "invigorate" the party.”
“Surely the video, and the ones to come, will continue to "invigorate" our political life - perhaps a bit more than the Aftergoods of this world would like.”
“So throwing money at Chuck E. Cheese might look like a great way to "invigorate" the economy, but it's clearly a bad idea.”
“She was a desperate attempt by McCain to "invigorate" his ticket.”
“Obama said he hopes the talks and the upcoming new U.S. plan for the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda would "invigorate" NATO participation in the U. S.-led operation, now in its 8th year.”
“AP quotes the former as saying it thinks Apple will "invigorate" things.”
“Sarah Palin still has no idea that her nomination was a political attempt to 'Jump the shark', based not on some strong resume involving statesmanship and understanding of the issues, but on her ability to be photogenic and 'invigorate a younger generation of the right wing'.”
“A report released by Harvard economists shows that while the echo-boom generation (ages 25 to 44) is expected to “invigorate” the real-estate market, immigration remains a “wild card” that could either “dampen” or “lift” the market.”
“(Harold Bloom's notion of the "anxiety of influence" probably fits in here as well, however much Bloom would prefer not to be associated with Eliot.) "Certain modifications of the old tradition" are needed to keep the "old tradition" from becoming merely old, as well as to invigorate "the new" through contact with the genuine achievements of the past.”
“Tie that to her extensive teaching background and she has been able to interest, invigorate, and inspire children and teachers to use technology in a rich, exciting manner.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘invigorate’.
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