revitalize
verb
re·vi·tal·ize
(ˌ)rē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz 
revitalized; revitalizing
: to give new life or vigor to
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The mayor hopes to revitalize the city.
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Far from cheapening or diluting Ibsen’s themes and conflicts, the action revitalizes them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Before the Twits shrink to nothing, however, Beesha — having initially left them for dead — feels remorse and frees them, before fleeing again to revitalize the town with the Muggle-Wumps.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
In the span of three short weeks, a rookie quarterback and a rookie running back have revitalized the downtrodden Big Blue with sheer frat-bro energy.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revitalize
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revitalize
verb
re·vi·tal·ize
(ˈ)rē-ˈvīt-ᵊl-ˌīz
revitalized; revitalizing
: to give new life or vigor to
Medical Definition
revitalize
transitive verb
re·vi·tal·ize
variants
also British revitalise
revitalized also British revitalised; revitalizing also British revitalising
: to impart new life or vigor to : restore to an active or fresh condition
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