rev·o·lu·tion·ize

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-nahyz]
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.
Also, especially British, rev·o·lu·tion·ise.


Origin:
1790–1800; revolution + -ize

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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revolutionize or revolutionise (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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
3.  to cause a revolution in (a country, etc)
 
revolutionise or revolutionise
 
vb
 
revo'lutionizer or revolutionise
 
n
 
revo'lutioniser or revolutionise
 
n

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