revitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to give new life to.
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to give new vitality or vigor to.
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has revitalizedperfect 3rd person singular
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have revitalizedperfect
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is revitalizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are revitalizingprogressive
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revitalizingparticiple
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has been revitalizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am revitalizingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been revitalizingperfect progressive
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revitalizessingular 3rd person
Past
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had revitalizedperfect
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were revitalizingprogressive plural
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revitalizedparticiple
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had been revitalizingperfect progressive
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was revitalizingprogressive singular
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revitalizedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of revitalize
Explanation
To revitalize is to restore something to life or give it new life. Revitalizing adds newsness and strength. Since vital things are alive, strong, and flourishing, when something gets revitalized, it is returned to health or life. A good night's sleep will revitalize you — so will eating a healthy meal. If a rundown building is purchased and then spiffed up, it's being revitalized. A new paint job could revitalize a room. A sick person is revitalized by medicine. In all cases, when something is revitalized, it has been restored to a better state.
Vocabulary lists containing revitalize
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 4
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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Vocabulary from the Second Presidential Debate: October 9, 2016
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Example Sentences
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As the Trump administration seeks to revitalize domestic manufacturing, rails are poised to play a vital role.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
If other companies follow suit, it could revitalize U.S. capital markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Working in Japan’s favor are shareholder-friendly governance reforms in the private sector and increased demand for Japanese services and goods as nations race to revitalize manufacturing and reduce reliance on China.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
SpaceX has been credited with helping revitalize Hawthorne, drawing in new restaurants, hotels and an arts complex, as local newspaper the Daily Breeze reported in 2017.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
‘We are going to revitalize, as it were, your business.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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