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vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

invigorate collapse: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"

regale collapse: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

exhilarate collapse: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

touch up collapse: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"

deodorize collapse: eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

scavenge collapse: remove unwanted substances from; feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"; clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"

fortify collapse: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

freshen collapse: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"

oxygenate collapse: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"

delouse collapse: free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

refresh collapse: make fresh again; make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

fumigate collapse: treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

stimulate collapse: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"; act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"; stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

bowdlerize collapse: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

clean out collapse: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"; deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours"; force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"

refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

animate collapse: endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"; belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate"; give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

cleanse collapse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"; purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

pick up collapse: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"; take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"; give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"; take and lift upward; register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"; buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"; get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"; meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"

quicken collapse: show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"; give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

spruce up collapse: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"; make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"

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