invigorate
/ˌɪnˈvɪɡəɪt/in-VIH-gur-it
/ˌɪnˈvɪɡɚɪt/in-VIH-gur-it
Meaningto put vigour in
Common meaning: to fill with fresh energy
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- vigawake, watchful; to thriveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1989 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘awake, watchful’ → invigorate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vigil; vigeō ‘awake, watchful; to thrive’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vigil, p. 1989 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vigil; vigeō Latin “awake, watchful; to thrive”
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