revitalize

[ ree-vahyt-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing.

1. to give new life to.
2. to give new vitality or vigor to.

revitalize

/ riːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to restore vitality or animation to

Derived Forms

• reˌvitaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• re·vi·tal·i·za·tion [ree-vahyt-l-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, re·vi·tal·i·sa·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of revitalize¹

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + vitalize

Example Sentences

The hardware apparently dates back to plans to revitalize Windows for phones, but after that plan fell through, the hardware was upcycled into the most head-scratching Android phone of the year.

From Ars Technica

Target in 2017 launched a $7 billion program to update its stores to resounding success, revitalizing a big-box chain that had lost its way but is now raking in record in-store and online sales.

From Fortune

It protects the high limit in coastal neighborhoods and revitalizes this landlocked district.

From Voice of San Diego

“These incentives are highly underutilized and have the potential to unleash a series of opportunities in distressed communities, revitalizing the economy, creating jobs, affordable housing, and healthier neighborhoods,” he said.

From Voice of San Diego

It never works to revitalize those neighborhoods, but it’s a policy that endures.

From Freakonomics

Inside ISIS-held areas, the Assad regime is quietly working to revitalize long-existing intelligence networks to fight ISIS there.

From The Daily Beast

Get SocialNot only will a mental break revitalize you, but every social interaction is also an exchange of energy.

From The Daily Beast

After the Second World War, government attempts to revitalize the wine trade compromised the quality of the wine produced.

From The Daily Beast

The Garden at The Standard East Village The Standard has been known to revitalize neighborhoods time and time again.

From The Daily Beast

Here, nine GOP women with the potential to revitalize the right.

From The Daily Beast

THE primary value of the patriotic play lies in its appeal to the love of country, and its power to revitalize the past.

From Project Gutenberg

To his notion, the thing most needed to revitalize Prouty was an electric car-line.

From Project Gutenberg

In the U-boat there were potash cartridges to take up the carbon-dioxide, and tanks of pure oxygen to revitalize the air.

From Project Gutenberg

Concurrently, he devoted the aforementioned enthusiasm to heading a program to revitalize the game; with significant results.

From Project Gutenberg

Exercise will relax the muscles and call for blood which will revitalize and stimulate the weakened conditions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• encourage
• energize
• enliven
• invigorate
• overcome
• quicken
• reactivate
• rejuvenate
• renovate
• repair
• restore
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• strengthen