as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
the fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors
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Recent Examples of invigorate
But the success of the teams has invigorated both cities — especially in Oklahoma, where the Thunder are the only major professional sports team in the entire state.
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 31 May 2025
Hang glide from atop sand dunes with Kitty Hawk Kites during an invigorating three-hour beginner’s lesson.
—Kate Lewis, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Leah’s inheritance becomes the inciting incident in a series of events that unravel her life: Her trip awakens a latent violence in her husband and an invigorating independent streak in her.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Traversing the bush on foot along trails forged by elephants and hippos over millennia–single-file and accompanied by an armed guide for safety–offers an invigorating perspective on the myriad complexities of its ecosystems.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 31 May 2025
Hang glide from atop sand dunes with Kitty Hawk Kites during an invigorating three-hour beginner’s lesson.
—Kate Lewis, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Leah’s inheritance becomes the inciting incident in a series of events that unravel her life: Her trip awakens a latent violence in her husband and an invigorating independent streak in her.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Traversing the bush on foot along trails forged by elephants and hippos over millennia–single-file and accompanied by an armed guide for safety–offers an invigorating perspective on the myriad complexities of its ecosystems.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invigorate
stimulate
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Doing so could stimulate economic growth, and would be warmly welcomed by the White House and investors.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Examples include flashing notifications that make your phone jump and squeak, colorful rewards when others like your posts, and algorithms that push out the most emotional content to stimulate your most base emotions of anger, shame or glee.—
Lisa Schirch,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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“Invigorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invigorate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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