[syn: invigorate, reinvigorate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invigorate
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate,
enliven, exalt]
2: give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"
[syn: quicken, invigorate]
3: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn:
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate]
[ant: blunt, deaden]
4: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is
invigorating" [syn: invigorate, reinvigorate]