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Verbs (11)
reinvigorate
v. impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"
quicken
v. make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
animate, enliven, inspire, exalt
v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
animate, enliven, liven, liven up, make lively
v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
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Fuzzynyms (98)
cheer, hearten, embolden
v. give encouragement to
barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on
v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle
v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
stir up, agitate, foment
v. try to stir up public opinion
cheer, cheer up, chirk up
v. become cheerful
gladden, become glad
v. become glad or happy
thrill, exalt, exhilarate
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"
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"
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Antonyms (8)
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"
invigorate
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