Reinvigorates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Recharges by renewing strength and enthusiasm for life
2. Stimulates by restoring energy and passion in a person
3. Gives new energy or vitality to a person or object that had become tired or weak

Etymology: "Reinvigorates" is the third-person singular present form of "reinvigorate," so the work lies in the verb itself. "Reinvigorate" is formed from the prefix "re-," meaning "again" or "anew," attached to "invigorate," which comes from "vigor" in the sense of physical strength and life. To invigorate something is to give it vigor, and to reinvigorate it is to restore that vigor after it has faded. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it carried the same sense of repetition, and English has long used it freely to build new verbs from existing ones. The base word follows the same pattern: "invigorate" combines the prefix "in-," meaning "into," with "vigor," which was borrowed through Old French from Latin "vigor," meaning liveliness or force. Literally, then, to reinvigorate is to bring strength back into something once again.

Synonyms: revitalizes, refreshes, revives, rejuvenates, recharges

Antonyms: weaken, deteriorate, exhaust, tire, drain