revitalize

[ree-vahyt-l-ahyz]

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.

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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Historical Examples of revitalise

His life was so strange that the imagination of a poet is needed to revitalise it for us to-day.
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution
Agnes Arber

British Dictionary definitions for revitalise

revitalize

revitalise

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.