to revitalize
- verb
- /ˌriːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz/
- US
- At the individual level, this means revitalizing how we train and prepare our leaders.
- revitalize the economy
- efforts to revitalize
- revitalize the town
And you have to revitalize the rest of your lineup at the same time.
- And you have to revitalize the rest of your lineup at the same time.
- Love it when you can feel that DC just coursing through your vein just revitalizes me.
- But surprisingly, there was a quick, vociferous and decisive reaction by American states to revitalize the death penalty.
- Particle physicists in the United States have tried to come up with a strategy to revitalize their research area, and their ideas are somewhat underwhelming.
- Let's let's, you know, revitalize German culture this way.
- Well, that was the idea to to revitalize downtown and that was the idea.
- And then what happens is they will again, just kind of revitalize once the the sun comes out and warms them up.
Examples
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We need to actively experiment with electronic town meetings to revitalize the "conversation of democracy."
Academic text (1991) -
Native Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota traditions have been revitalized in recent decades.
Academic text (2011) -
Prove you have a way to revitalize this story, and I might keep you on it.
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Interest in urban agriculture has grown as residents seek to revitalize cities and improve access to fresh produce.
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Our plan to revitalize the town is to remove all symbols of our stagnant past.
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We have clean air and revitalized deserts to prove it.
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We are Dobis P.R., and we're here to tell you about our plan to revitalize the S'wallow Valley Mall.
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Its founder, Mordecai Kaplan, still living at the time, was hoping to revitalize that religious tradition worldwide.
Academic text (2015) -
The Marshall Plan, for example, revitalized economies, diplomacy, and societal confidence in Western Europe following World War II.
Academic text (2011) -
The city developed a new program to revitalize the downtown area and attract more visitors.
Synonyms
Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again
Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
Make a feeling or interest strong again
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
To rest and get energy back after being tired
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
To bring back life and energy to a person or thing
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
To repair and return a building or system to good condition
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
To bring something dead back to life
Give new strength and energy to someone
To make a person or thing feel fresh and full of energy
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
To fix something so it works well again
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
To make something full of life and energy
To give new life and energy to people or things
To make something feel new and alive again
Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
Bring back a skill, friendship, or craft by working at it
Make someone's confidence or determination strong again after it becomes weak
To make someone or something able to work well again
To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again
Antonyms
How Reviving
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word revitalize comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and vital meaning 'life', the same root you see in vitality. So to revitalize something is to give it 'life' or energy again.