revolutionize

verb

rev·​o·​lu·​tion·​ize ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz How to pronounce revolutionize (audio)
revolutionized; revolutionizing

transitive verb

1
: to overthrow the established government of
2
: to imbue with revolutionary doctrines
3
: to change fundamentally or completely
revolutionize an industry

intransitive verb

: to engage in revolution
revolutionizer noun

Examples of revolutionize in a Sentence

The invention of the airplane revolutionized travel. This new drug may revolutionize cancer treatment. This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how the human brain works.
Recent Examples on the Web But there’s an underutilized goldmine of information within every business that can revolutionize talent attraction and retention strategies. Anna Frazzetto, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 But while there’s broad consensus that AI will eventually revolutionize the economy and boost corporate earnings, the timing and depth of those revolutionary and profitable changes are a subject of hot debate. Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023 Twenty-five years ago, OpenTable revolutionized the restaurant industry, putting the power of booking a table into diners’ hands with online reservations. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 The pastry chef has been quietly revolutionizing the sweets of London’s famed Harrods Food Halls for years, tinkering with classic recipes to turn some of them plant-based. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023 Exactly a decade ago, Amazon revealed a program that aimed to revolutionize shopping and shipping. David Streitfeld, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2023 The French may have first invented French onion soup, but Southerners are revolutionizing this classic dish with the help of one of our favorite kitchen gadgets: the slow cooker. Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2023 Oleg Protopopov, who, with his wife, Ludmila Belousova, revolutionized pairs figure skating in the 1960s with a balletic style, and who twice won Olympic gold medals with her for the Soviet Union before defecting to the West, died on Oct. 31 in Interlaken, Switzerland. Frank Litsky, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023 If consciousness does defy reduction, this could revolutionize the science of consciousness. Philip Goff, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

revolution + -ize

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of revolutionize was in 1797

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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionize. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

revolutionize

verb
rev·​o·​lu·​tion·​ize ˌrev-ə-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz How to pronounce revolutionize (audio)
revolutionized; revolutionizing
1
: to overthrow the established government of
2
: to cause a person to become a revolutionist
3
: to change greatly or completely
an invention that revolutionized the industry
revolutionizer noun
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