Dictionary: IN-VIG'OR-ATE – IN-VI'TA-TO-RY

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IN-VIG'OR-ATE, v.t. [It. invigorire; in and vigor.]

To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to. Exercise invigorates the body; cheerfulness invigorates the mind. Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated and animated by universal charity. Atterbury.

IN-VIG'OR-A-TED, pp.

Strengthened; animated.

IN-VIG'OR-A-TING, ppr.

Giving fresh vigor to; strengthening.

IN-VIG-OR-A'TION, n.

The action of invigorating, or state of being invigorated.

IN-VIL'LAG-ED, a.

Turned into a village. Browne.

IN-VIN'CI-BLE, a. [Fr. invincible; L. in and vinco, to conquer.]

  1. Not to be conquered or subdued; that can not be overcome; unconquerable; as, an invincible army.
  2. Not to be overcome; insuperable; as, an invincible obstacle, error, habit or objection.

IN-VIN'CI-BLE-NESS, or IN-VIN-CI-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being unconquerable; insuperableness.

IN-VIN'CI-BLY, adv.

Unconquerably; insuperably.

IN-VI'O-LA-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. inviolabilis; in and violabilis, violo, to violate.]

  1. Not to be profaned; that ought not to be injured, polluted or treated with irreverence; as, a sacred place and sacred things should be considered inviolable. Milton.
  2. Not to be broken; as, an inviolable league, covenant, agreement, contract, vow or promise.
  3. Not to be injured or tarnished; as, inviolable chastity or honor.
  4. Not susceptible of hurt or wound; as, inviolable saints. Milton.

IN-VI'O-LA-BLE-NESS, or IN-VI-O-LA-BIL'I-TY, n. [from inviolable.]

  1. The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the inviolability of crowned heads. Ward.
  2. The quality of not being subject to be broken.

IN-VI'O-LA-BLY, adv.

Without profanation; without breach or failure; as, a sanctuary inviolably sacred; to keep a promise inviolably.

IN-VI'O-LATE, a. [L. inviolatus.]

Unhurt; uninjured; unprofaned; unpolluted; unbroken. But let inviolate truth be always dear / To thee. Denham.

IN-VI'O-LA-TED, a.

Unprofaned; unbroken; unviolated. Drayton.

IN'VI-OUS, a. [L. invius; in and via, way.]

Impassable; untrodden. Hudibras.

IN'VI-OUS-NESS, n.

State of being impassable. Ward.

IN-VISC'ATE, v.t. [L. in and viscus, glue, birdlime.]

  1. To lime; to daub with glue.
  2. To catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [Little used.] Brown.

IN-VIS'CA-TED, pp.

Limed; daubed with glue.

IN-VIS'CER-ATE, v.t.

To breed; to nourish. [A bad word.] Mountague.

IN-VIS-I-BIL'I-TY, or IN-VIS'I-BLE-NESS, n. [Fr. invisibilité, from invisible.]

The state of being invisible; imperceptibleness to the sight. Ray.

IN-VIS'I-BLE, a. [s as z. Fr. from L. invisibilis; in and visibilis, viso, to see.]

That can not be seen; imperceptible by the sight. Millions of stars, invisible to the naked eye, may be seen by the telescope. He endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Heb. xi.

IN-VIS'I-BLY, adv.

In a manner to escape the sight; imperceptibly to the eye. Denham.

IN-VIS'ION, n. [s as z. in and vision.]

Want of vision, or the power of seeing. [Little used.] Brown.

INVITA-MINERVA, adv. [Invita Minerva; L. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, being unwilling.]

Without the help of genius.

IN-VI-TA'TION, n. [Fr. from L. invitatio. See Invite.]

The act of inviting; solicitation; the calling or requesting of a person's company to visit, to dine, or to accompany him to any place.

IN-VI'TA-TO-RY, a.

Using or containing invitations. Wheatley.