revitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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revitalizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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revitalized,
past participle, past
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revitalizing
present participle
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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
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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revitalizesimple
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revitalizessimple
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have revitalizedperfect
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has revitalizedperfect
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am revitalizingprogressive
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are revitalizingprogressive
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is revitalizingprogressive
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have been revitalizingperfect progressive
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has been revitalizingperfect progressive
Past
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revitalizedsimple
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had revitalizedperfect
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was revitalizingprogressive
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were revitalizingprogressive
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had been revitalizingperfect progressive
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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Both Delo and Harborne said that they were backing Reform because they believed the party was best placed to revitalize the U.K.’s slow growing economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Under a new bill, the state’s indie filmmakers received an exemption due to ongoing efforts to revitalize the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Angels fired pitching coach Mike Maddux and two other major league pitching coaches Tuesday, the latest decision in interim general manager John Mozeliak’s aggressive push to revitalize the moribund franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
When Melton became mayor in 2024, he said he sought advice from Detroit’s then-mayor, Mike Duggan, who had helped revitalize his city by eliminating blighted buildings and curbing the population exodus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The External Mission not only had to create an organization in exile, but had the even more formidable task of trying to revitalize the underground ANC inside South Africa.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Reviewing the musical before it transferred to Broadway, our critic praised it as “an exuberant parade of song, dance, preening and posing that revitalizes Mr. Lloyd Webber’s enduring score with wit, invention and roof-rattling energy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Recently, the scientific community published an interesting study that revitalizes carbonates, offering them a fresh perspective.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
It revitalizes local eateries with out-of-town patrons and provides restaurateurs and chefs with a healthy dose of friendly competition and the space to show off their creativity.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
At the end of a second act that begins to sag, she revitalizes the story in a scene that should be in her career highlights reel.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
“New management revitalizes the business by bringing ‘Chinese efficiency and Chinese elements,’” the company boasts on its website.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
Its revitalized city center features the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, which boasts 158 acres of indoor and outdoor botanic gardens, nature trails and a massive sculpture collection.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The 30.8-acre revitalized campus will become a part of a larger medical complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Four years later, St. Louis has revitalized the downtrodden Canadiens and has Montreal dreaming of ending Canada’s 33-year Stanley Cup drought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Dead City has revitalized the L.A. punk scene for real. They returned it to its rightful place as an insurgent culture, and in tangible ways have de-commodified it,” De la Rocha insisted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
In April of 1787, Franklin agreed to serve as the new president of the revitalized Pennsylvania Abolition Society and to make the antislavery cause the final project of his life.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Caracas says the deal involves $100 billion in private investment aimed at revitalizing the industry in a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“The history is here. So for me, revitalizing and bringing back to what it was is like a dream.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Now, two have been promised a second life as fusion-energy projects in a high-risk technology bet aimed at revitalizing Europe’s industrial core.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The company said it was in the “final stretch” of its turnaround plans, which involve making more gear tailored to athletes’ needs and revitalizing its e-commerce division.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Every morsel seemed to give something small back to her, revitalizing her.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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