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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. heighten or intensify;
- Example: "These paintings exalt the imagination"
[syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt]

2. give life or energy to;
- Example: "The cold water invigorated him"
[syn: quicken, invigorate]

3. make lively;
- Example: "let's liven up this room a bit"
[syn: enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate]

4. impart vigor, strength, or vitality to;
- Example: "Exercise is invigorating"
[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]