revolutionize

[ rev-uh-loo-shuh-nahyz ]
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verb (used with object),rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing.
  1. to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.

  2. to subject to a political revolution.

Origin of revolutionize

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; revolution + -ize
  • Also especially British, rev·o·lu·tion·ise .

Other words from revolutionize

  • rev·o·lu·tion·iz·er, noun
  • qua·si-rev·o·lu·tion·ized, adjective
  • un·rev·o·lu·tion·ized, adjective

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How to use revolutionize in a sentence

  • And there were rank revolutionises who announced that Roman rule was over and the new Jewish kingdom about to begin.

  • A biologico-economic mode of thought is evolved which revolutionises all previous estimations of values.

  • Man bursts this bond, and in doing so revolutionises the whole scheme of nature.

    The Chain of Life in Geological Time | Sir J. William Dawson
  • He would define it bitterly as protection extended to the criminal class of revolutionises.

    The Secret Agent | Joseph Conrad
  • The majority of revolutionises are the enemies of discipline and fatigue mostly.

    The Secret Agent | Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for revolutionize

revolutionize

revolutionise

/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to bring about a radical change in: science has revolutionized civilization

  2. to inspire or infect with revolutionary ideas: they revolutionized the common soldiers

  1. to cause a revolution in (a country, etc)

Derived forms of revolutionize

  • revolutionizer or revolutioniser, noun

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