Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.

    Exercise is invigorating.

    beleben, kräftigen, stärken

    оздоровлятьozdorovljatʹ, укреплятьukrepljatʹ

    impart vigor, strength, or vitality to

  2. (transitive)To heighten or intensify.

    verstärken

    heighten or intensify

  3. (transitive)To give life or energy to.

    The cold water invigorated him.

    оживлятьoživljatʹ, взбадриватьvzbadrivatʹ

    give life or energy to

  4. (transitive)To make lively.

    make lively

Examples

13 sentences

  1. Moderate exercise invigorates the blood circulation.

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  2. The water was cold but invigorating.

    ruВода была холодная, но бодрящая. — Wezel

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  3. Taking part in debates is invigorating.

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  4. The mountain air was fresh and invigorating.

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  5. This dish is filled with many invigorating ingredients.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to:
To give life or energy to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to:
To heighten or intensify:

Origin

First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of

First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -ate.

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Forms

invigorates, invigorating, invigorated, invigorated
Base forminvigorate · to invigorate
3rd person singularinvigorates
Present participleinvigorating
Past simpleinvigorated
Past participleinvigorated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinvigorate
he, she, itinvigorates

Past simpleLesson

all personsinvigorated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave invigorated
he, she, ithas invigorated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill invigorate

Synonyms

9 synonyms
to impart vigor, strength, or vitality:innerve. See also Thesaurus:strengthen
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedinvigoratinginvigoratinglyinvigorationinvigorator
Deriveddisinvigorate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inveterateinvidiousinvigilateinvincibleinviolableinvisibility
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