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revitalize

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re⋅vi⋅tal⋅ize

  [ree-vahyt-l-ahyz]
Use revitalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to give new life to.
2. to give new vitality or vigor to.
Also, especially British, re⋅vi⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1855–60; re- + vitalize

Related forms:
re⋅vi⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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re·vi·tal·ize   (rē-vīt'l-īz')   
tr.v.   re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es
To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy.
re·vi'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

revitalize 
1858, from re- "back, again" + vitalize (see vital).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·vi·tal·ize
Variant: also British re·vi·tal·ise /(')rE-'vIt-&l-"Iz/
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to impart new life or vigorto : restore to an active or fresh condition —re·vi·tal·iza·tion also British re·vi·tal·isa·tion /(")rE-"vIt-&l-&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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