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revitalize
verb
re·vi·tal·ize
(ˌ)rē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz
revitalized; revitalizing
: to give new life or vigor to
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Examples of revitalize in a Sentence
The mayor hopes to revitalize the city.
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
Recent Examples on the Web
Loading your audio article Historic Redwood trees and shiny-new buildings are now towering over downtown Sunnyvale, marking the near-completion of a decades-long city plan to revitalize the area.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
There are also plans to further revitalize the Charles River Esplanade, an essential green space adjacent to Back Bay.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The way that Ford has chosen to revitalize the building has been to put it back to its purpose, which is opening up the world.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Efforts to make use of Nissan’s dying CHAdeMO charging port standard have been revitalized in recent years by V2G integrator Fermata Energy.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Revitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revitalize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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