Antonyms for re-invigorate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-vig-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɪg əˌreɪt


Definition of re-invigorate

Origin :
  • 1640s, from in- (2) + vigor + -ate (2). Earlier verb was envigor (1610s). Related: Invigorated; invigorating.
  • As in refresh : verb make like new; give new life
  • As in regenerate : verb breathe new life into
  • As in rehabilitate : verb renovate, adjust
  • As in rejuvenate : verb make new again
  • As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
  • As in re-create : verb renew
  • As in recondition : verb renew
  • As in reinvigorate : verb refresh
  • As in revitalize : verb refresh
  • As in revivify : verb refresh
Example sentences :
  • Our emotions are withered; our imagination is dried up: we must re-invigorate ourselves.
  • Extract from : « The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine » by Heinrich Heine
  • Nature overcomes disease, and they long for food to re-invigorate their frame.
  • Extract from : « Facts for the Kind-Hearted of England! » by Jasper W. Rogers
  • Why should we not think and expect that the cells of our society will acquire fresh life and re-invigorate the organism?
  • Extract from : « What To Do? » by Count Lyof N. Tolstoi
  • Over all reluctant, repellent duties it will bear us, in all weariness it will re-invigorate us.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Synonyms for re-invigorate

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