revolutionize
verb
rev·o·lu·tion·ize
ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz 
revolutionized; revolutionizing
1
: to overthrow the established government of
2
: to imbue with revolutionary doctrines
3
: to change fundamentally or completely
revolutionize an industry
: 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.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Lacks’ HeLa cells, which were discovered though her cervical cancer diagnosis, revolutionized virology, cancer research, and the quest for a polio vaccine.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
These devices promise to revolutionize computing by solving problems far beyond the reach of classical machines.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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revolutionize
verb
rev·o·lu·tion·ize
ˌrev-ə-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz
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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