Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invigorate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Invigorate \In*vig"or*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invigorated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Invigorating}.] [Pref. in- in + vigor.]
To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and
energy to.
Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless
fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity.
--Atterbury.
Syn: To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
invigorate
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {enliven}, {exalt}]
2: give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"
[syn: {quicken}]
3: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven},
{liven}, {liven up}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]
4: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is
invigorating" [syn: {reinvigorate}]
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