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invigorate

v.
US //ˌɪnˈvɪɡɝɪt// UK //ɪnvˈɪɡəɹˌeɪt// in·vig·o·rate Archaic
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First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -ate.

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