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Verb: invigorate  in'vi-gu,reyt
  1. Heighten or intensify
    "These paintings invigorate the imagination";
    - inspire, animate, enliven, exalt
     
  2. Give life or energy to
    "The cold water invigorated him";
    - quicken
     
  3. Make lively
    - enliven, liven, liven up, animate
     
  4. Impart vigour, strength, or vitality to
    "Exercise is invigorating";
    - reinvigorate

Derived forms: invigorates, invigorating, invigorated

Type of: arouse, brace, energise [Brit], energize, excite, perk up, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

Encyclopedia: Invigorate