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revitalize

verb
/ɹiːˈvaɪt(ə)laɪz/UK/ɹiˈvaɪt(ə)ˌlaɪz/US/ɹiˈvʌɪt(ə)ˌlaɪz/CA/ɹiːˈvɑɪt(ə)lɑɪz/

Etymology

From re- + vital + -ize.

  1. derived from vītālis
  2. derived from vital
  3. inherited from vital
  4. formed as revitalize — “re- + vital + -ize”

Definitions

  1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of revitalise.

    • Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.
    • The right rallying call is for a “Green New Deal.” The New Deal was not built on a magic bullet, but on a broad range of programs and industrial projects to revitalize America. Ditto for an energy New Deal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA