invigorant

American  

[in-vig-er-uhnt] / ɪnˈvɪg ər ənt /

noun

1. a tonic.

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Etymology

Origin of invigorant

First recorded in 1815–25; invigor(ate) + -ant

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Example Sentences

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invigorant

He was wet and cold, and the exercise acted as a lively invigorant.

From Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White by Joel Chandler Harris

It is a prompt and potent tonic and invigorant of body and mind, and then there is no end of fun in getting acquainted with its peculiarities.

From My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young by James Cox

The sweat bath was in common use among almost all the tribes north of Mexico excepting the central and eastern Eskimo, and was considered the great cure-all in sickness and invigorant in health.

From The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 by James Mooney

Ginseng is popularly supposed to be an invigorant, and Japanese doctors in Korea have lately declared that it has some value.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

So was he, a moral invigorant, the stimulator to noble action, the centre of spiritual charm.

From Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman by William Elliot Griffis

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