revitalization

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

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

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of revitalization¹

revitaliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

The collaboration became part of a national initiative focused on regional revitalization and the "branding of local resources," positioning the project as both a scientific and cultural effort.

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“When you look at any revitalization effort of any vibrant downtown core that’s eroded, there’s always been an element of repopulating the area with people,” Chi said.

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This period saw a brilliant revitalization by Roman writers and orators of older Greek rhetorical techniques; it was “tinged with a romanticism common to movements oriented toward the distant past.”

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Mr. Vladeck writes that “the justices may have achieved a ‘constitutional revitalization,’ but it’s more troubling than the one you describe.”

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The Roberts Court may have achieved a “constitutional revitalization,” but it’s more troubling than the one you describe.

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• renewal 
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