What does invigorate mean?
Word: Invigorate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Invigorate means to fill someone with fresh energy and make them feel more alive.
Synonyms: refresh, enliven
How do you spell invigorate?
Syllables: in - vig - o - rate
Tricky part: The trap sits in the middle. Pupils who know the British noun vigour carry its ou across, but in this verb it shrinks to a plain or.
Watch out for: invigourate, invigerate
Memory tip: Vigour gives up its u in vigorous, and it gives it up again here. Picture that u dropping off as the word gets moving.
Invigorate in a sentence
Example 1: A glass of cold lime juice can invigorate you on a hot afternoon.
Example 2: The sea breeze at the seaside invigorated the whole family on the first morning of the holiday.
Example 3: Coach Fernandes says that ten minutes of skipping invigorates the team before a match.
Fun Fact
The Latin verb behind it, vigere, meant to be lively, and it is also linked to vigilant: a vigilant lifeguard is wide awake and watching.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to complete the word:
_nvigor_te
a) i, e
b) e, e
c) e, a
d) i, a
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d) i, a. Pupils often start it like enjoy, but this verb opens with the in of inside.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence and choose the word they make:
Twenty minutes of yoga by the lake will eovrnaigti you before the first lesson of the day.
a) invigorate
b) integrate
c) invigilate
d) irrigate
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a) invigorate. Count ten letters in the jumble and look for the o: that leaves only the verb about giving someone energy.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word invigorate as used in the sentence:
The mountain air seemed to invigorate every member of the trekking party.
a) restore
b) excite
c) strengthen
d) exhaust
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d) exhaust. One option leaves you with no energy at all; the other three all add something.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. invigorate 2. lethargey 3. exhileration 4. rejuvinate
a) to give someone back their strength and spirit
b) to make someone seem young again
c) a burst of great joy and excitement
d) a lack of energy and of interest in things
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a) to give someone back their strength and spirit. Rejuvenate has an e after the v, exhilaration has an a after the l, and lethargy has no e before the y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would do most to invigorate a tired hiker?
a) a slow ride in a crowded bus
b) a cool swim in a clear pool
c) a long wait at a ticket office
d) a heavy lunch of rice and lentils
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b) a cool swim in a clear pool
2. The morning walk invigorated Meera. How did she feel when she got home?
a) lively and ready for more
b) cross and eager to be alone
c) sleepy and keen to lie down
d) bored and wishing for rain
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a) lively and ready for more
