revitalization

[ ree-vahyt-l-ahy-zey-shuhn ]

/ riˌvaɪt l aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of giving new life or fresh vitality or energy to someone or something:New restaurants can be an anchor in the revitalization of a neglected or run-down neighborhood.

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Also especially British, re·vi·tal·i·sa·tion .

Origin of revitalization

revitaliz(e) + -ation

Words nearby revitalization

revisionary, revisionism, revisionist, revisit, revisory, revitalization, revitalize, revival, revivalism, revivalist, Revival of Learning

How to use revitalization in a sentence

Across the country, local governments have tried different strategies — often in combination — to build up commercial space for residents and revitalize struggling neighborhoods.
These Cities Tried to Tackle Disinvestment. Here Are Lessons From What Happened.|by Haru Coryne and Tony Briscoe|December 30, 2020|ProPublica
Now, having “decided to focus on the challenges in my own backyard,” he is founder and president of Urban Juncture, a social enterprise he started in 2003 to revitalize disinvested communities in Chicago.
A community renaissance on Chicago’s South Side|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
These essentials revitalizes scalp hydration no matter your curl type and texture.
10 Beauty Gifts That Are Actually Still In Stock|cmurray|December 18, 2020|Essence.com
They have been more concerned with revitalizing the retail and housing mix, adding trees and reducing traffic congestion.
Arlington may swap Lee Highway name for Mildred and Richard Loving Avenue|Patricia Sullivan|December 10, 2020|Washington Post

For years, he also worked to revitalize downtown Las Vegas, pledging $350 million in 2013 for redevelopment.
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46|Verne Kopytoff|November 28, 2020|Fortune
The Coens love the music, it is clear, and they have a blessed talent for revitalization.
Fact Vs. Fiction in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: The Real Story of Folk is Far Less Dejected Than the Movie|Jimmy So|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ted Cruz loves rekindling the story of Ronald Reagan as a political roadmap for Republican revitalization.
Ted Cruz Breaks Reagan's Rule in Iowa|David Catanese|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Regionalism in publishing can be a great spur to revitalization of reading.
5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing|Anis Shivani|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The revitalization of a religious Zionist party and a growing center-right are real challenges to its position.
What Will Israel's Government Look Like?|Brent E. Sasley|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Chief agent in revitalization of Greek mythology, 220 et sqq.
Life of John Keats|Sidney Colvin
Mankind soon lost connection with the spiritual dynamo of revitalization—except most intermittingly.
Old Times in Dixie Land|Caroline E. Merrick
There is, then, no lasting revitalization from this tide of life.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
That is to say, that here also she lives on her reserves, that she has no means of revitalization.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1|Various