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invigorate
in·vig·or·ate [ in víggə ràyt ] (past and past participle in·vig·or·at·ed, present participle in·vig·or·at·ing, 3rd person present singular in·vig·or·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
fill with energy: to fill somebody or something with energy or life
[Mid-17th century. Probably <invigor< Old French envigourer< Latin vigor "vigor"]

in·vig·or·a·tion [ in vìggə ráysh'n ] noun
in·vig·o·ra·tive adjective
in·vig·o·ra·tive·ly adverb
in·vig·or·a·tor noun
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