invigorate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

lighten, lighten up, brighten, make brighter

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

glamorize, glamourise

v. make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

immortalize, eternize, eternalize

v. make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

deify

v. consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

refresh, freshen, make fresh

v. make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

restore

v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

animate, animize

v. give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"

charge, load with a charge, place a charge on

v. fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

deaden, blunt

v. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

break, damp, dampen, weaken, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

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