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in⋅vig⋅or⋅ate

  [in-vig-uh-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
Origin:
1640–50; in- 2 + obs. vigorate invigorated; see vigor, -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅vig⋅or⋅at⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
in⋅vig⋅or⋅a⋅tion, noun
in⋅vig⋅or⋅a⋅tive, adjective
in⋅vig⋅or⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
in⋅vig⋅or⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
strengthen, vitalize. See animate.
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in·vig·or·ate   (ĭn-vĭg'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   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).

[Possibly obsolete invigor (from French envigorer, from Old French envigourer : en-, in; see in-2 + vigour, vigor; see vigor) + -ate1.]
in·vig'or·at'ing·ly adv., in·vig'or·a'tion n., in·vig'or·a'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

invigorate 
1646, from L. *invigorare, from in- "not" + vigorare (see vigorous).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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