What does disinvigorate mean?
Disinvigorate means (transitive) To weaken (e.g. strength or character).
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To weaken (e.g. strength or character).
I doubt whether to attribute this to old-age, and to consider it as inevitable, or to blame this soft, and warm, and disinvigorating climate.
Use disinvigorate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Disinvigorate means (transitive) To weaken (e.g. strength or character).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I doubt whether to attribute this to old-age, and to consider it as inevitable, or to blame this soft, and warm, and disinvigorating climate.
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