revitalize

[ ree-vahyt-l-ahyz ]

/ riˈvaɪt lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing.

to give new life to.

to give new vitality or vigor to.

Nearby words

Also especially British, re·vi·tal·ise.

Origin of revitalize

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + vitalize

Related formsre·vi·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for revitalise

His life was so strange that the imagination of a poet is needed to revitalise it for us to-day.
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British Dictionary definitions for revitalise

revitalize

revitalise

/ (riːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to restore vitality or animation to

Derived Formsrevitalization or revitalisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for revitalise

revitalize

1840, from re- "back, again" + vitalize. Related: Revitalized; revitalizing.