revolutionize

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revolutionize

  • /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnaɪz/ UK
  • /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/ US
  • /ˌɹev.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnɑɪz/ Australia

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From revolution + -ize.

verb revolutionizes · revolutionizing · revolutionized · revolutionise

  1. transitive To radically or significantly change (something), as in a revolution. At supper my grandfather took command of the table d'hôte as though he had been at home; […] In fact, he revolutionized the whole establishment, and gave it such a rouse, that the very house reeled with it.

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verb to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution

Españolrevolucionar
한국어혁명을 일으키다 hyeongmyeong'eul ireukida
日本語革命を起こす kakumei wo okosu
中文變革 /变革 biàngé
Portuguêsrevolucionar
Françaisrévolutionner
Deutschrevolutionieren
Italianorivoluzionare
Românărevoluționa
Русскийреволюционизировать revoljucionizirovatʹ

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@misc{revolutionize_2026,
  title = {revolutionize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revolutionize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}