Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To impart new life or vigor to.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To restore vitality or life to; inform again or anew with life; bring back to life.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To restore vitality to; to bring back to life.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb American Alternative spelling of
revitalise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb restore strength
- verb give new life or vigor to
Etymologies
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Examples
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They were supposed to "revitalize" Sodo ... it would be transformed into a Yuppie paradise.
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It does kind of revitalize the show, and it's happened at the perfect moment for us because there's going to be a big transition in the show . ...
Bones' "Game-Changer" Proposal: Will Booth Pop the Question? 2011
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As a-- person who travels the world and sees how we're viewed abroad, I believe that we have a-- chance to kind of revitalize what our look is.
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Today, in response to seemingly endless litigation to protect certain fish in the Delta region west of Sacramento or to "revitalize" valley streams, enormous amounts of water have been allowed to flow untapped into San Francisco Bay.
Environmentalists make life more difficult for people.... GayandRight 2009
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The general stresses the need to "revitalize" the infrastructure for producing nuclear weapons.
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The gold nugget: a five-volume, 2,000-page account, authored by cult members under Takahashi's direction, of the guru's lengthy effort to help Kenji "revitalize" his father.
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You want to "revitalize" the military after 7.5 years of the greatest expansion it (or any other military in the history of the world) has ever seen?
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[Link] When they say "revitalize," they really mean it.
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These projects, made possible by huge giveaways of public funds, are justified as ways to "revitalize" cities and generate jobs.
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And he told us they were about to announce a major initiative to kind of revitalize the east side of town.
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