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invigorate

Syllables: in·vi·go·rate/ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/

invigorate verb: to impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.

Verb

invigorate (third-person singular simple present invigorates, present participle invigorating, simple past and past participle invigorated)

  1. (transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
    • Exercise is invigorating.
  2. (transitive) To heighten or intensify.
  3. (transitive) To give life or energy to.
    • The cold water invigorated him.
  4. (transitive) To make lively.

Adjective

IPA/ɪnˈvɪɡərət/

invigorate (comparative more invigorate, superlative most invigorate)

  1. (rare) Invigorated, filled with vigour.
    • The soldiers from the earth
      Leap up invigorate, […]1796, Robert Southey, Joan of Arc, book VIII, lines 142-143

invigorate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

invigorate in Tamil

வலுவூட்டு, எழுச்சியூட்டு, பலப்படுத்து, திடப்படுத்து, தேற்று, ஊக்கமளி

invigorate in Urdu

جان ڈالنا, مضبوط کرنا, قوت دینا

invigorate in Bengali

সজীব করা, শক্তি সঞ্চার করা, প্রাণবন্ত করা

invigorate in Malayalam

ഊർജ്ജസ്വലമാക്കുക, ശക്തി പകരുക, വീര്യം വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുക, ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക, പോഷിപ്പിക്കുക
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invigorate in Kannada
ಅಳವುಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸು, ಬಲ್ಮೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸು, ಚೇತನ ಕೊಡು, ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸು
invigorate in Sanskrit
बर्हयति barhayati
invigorate in Persian
تقویت کردن taqviyat kardan, جان بخشیدن jân baxšidan

Forms of invigorate

Verb
third-person singular presentinvigorates
present participleinvigorating
past participleinvigorated
pastinvigorated
alternative formenvigorate
alternative forminvigourate
alternative form (rare)envigourate
Adjective
comparativemore invigorate
superlativemost invigorate

Past tense of invigorate: invigorated

Origin of invigorate

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.

Words formed from invigorate

Questions about invigorate

What does invigorate mean?
Invigorate means to impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
What is invigorate in Tamil?
Invigorate in Tamil is வலுவூட்டு, எழுச்சியூட்டு, பலப்படுத்து. See Invigorate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is invigorate?
Invigorate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce invigorate?
Invigorate is pronounced /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/.
What is the past tense of invigorate?
The past tense of invigorate is invigorated.

Words near invigorate in the dictionary

  1. invigilatrices
  2. invigilatrix
  3. invigor
  4. invigorant
  5. invigorants
  6. invigorate
  7. invigorated
  8. invigorates
  9. invigorating
  10. invigoratingly
  11. invigoratingness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: invigorate (page history and authors); invigorate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigorate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Invigorate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigorate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigorate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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