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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Knowing how much fans were anticipating this project, the powers that be revitalized development under PlatinumGames, the Japanese developers behind Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Bayonetta entries.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
To revitalize Livermore’s downtown, the city first had to overcome a serious quirk of its geography.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Negotiations are ongoing in a local developer’s plans to revitalize the site of a former Kansas City, Kansas, shopping mall.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
For lodgings that feel a bit more personal, check in at the eight-room Stockton Inn, a 1700s historic inn in nearby Stockton, New Jersey, that was revitalized in 2024.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
To revitalize Livermore’s downtown, the city first had to overcome a serious quirk of its geography.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Negotiations are ongoing in a local developer’s plans to revitalize the site of a former Kansas City, Kansas, shopping mall.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
For lodgings that feel a bit more personal, check in at the eight-room Stockton Inn, a 1700s historic inn in nearby Stockton, New Jersey, that was revitalized in 2024.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
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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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