reinvigorator

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re·in·vig·o·rate

(rē′ĭn-vĭg′ə-rāt′)

tr.v. re·in·vig·o·rat·ed, re·in·vig·o·rat·ing, re·in·vig·o·rates

To give new life or energy to.

re′in·vig′o·ra′tion n.

re′in·vig′o·ra′tor n.

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reinvigorator

(ˌriːɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtə)

something that gives new life and energy (to something)

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Championed in Anglo-Saxon lands as a harbinger of indomitable Nordic virility, as an intrepid reinvigorator of the symphonic tradition, suddenly and unexpectedly he fell silent, apparently in his creative prime and at the height of his critical acclaim.