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invigorated

[in-vig-uh-reyt] Origin

in·vig·or·ate

[in-vig-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.

Origin:
1640–50; in-2 + obsolete vigorate invigorated; see vigor, -ate1

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
EXPAND
re·in·vig·or·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
re·in·vig·or·a·tion, noun
un·in·vig·or·at·ed, adjective
un·in·vig·or·at·ing, adjective
un·in·vig·or·a·tive, adjective
un·in·vig·or·a·tive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

energize, enervate, innervate, invigorate.


strengthen, vitalize. See animate.

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Word Origin & History

invigorate
1646, from L. *invigorare, from in- "not" + vigorare (see vigorous).
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