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revitalize
verb
re·vi·tal·ize
(ˌ)rē-ˈvī-tə-ˌlīz
revitalized; revitalizing
: to give new life or vigor to
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Examples of revitalize in a Sentence
The mayor hopes to revitalize the city.
a new cream that claims to revitalize sun-damaged skin
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Among the encouraging news is recent conversations with Northbrook Court officials about revitalizing the shopping mall, Ciesla said.
—Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The security, reconstruction, and governance missions should have phased approaches wherein international responsibility and oversight can eventually pass to the PA once it has been revitalized and can prove its ability to manage these tasks.
—Nir Arielli, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The spa serves as a serene haven where guests can indulge in luxurious treatments designed to refresh and revitalize.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
His multiethnic, working-class base takes particular interest in the prospects for a resurgence in manufacturing to create good blue-collar jobs, revitalize communities, and eliminate reliance on foreign producers.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Revitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revitalize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
revitalize
verb
re·vi·tal·ize
(ˈ)rē-ˈvīt-ᵊl-ˌīz
revitalized; revitalizing
: to give new life or vigor to
Medical Definition
revitalize
transitive verb
re·vi·tal·ize
variants
also British revitalise
revitalized also British revitalised; revitalizing also British revitalising
: to impart new life or vigor to : restore to an active or fresh condition
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