revitalize


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re·vi·tal·ize

 (rē-vīt′l-īz′)
tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es
To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy.

re·vi′tal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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revitalize

(riːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) or

revitalise

vb
(tr) to restore vitality or animation to
reˌvitaliˈzation, reˌvitaliˈsation n
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re•vi•tal•ize

(riˈvaɪt lˌaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to give new life, vitality, or vigor to.
[1855–60]
re•vi`tal•i•za′tion, n.
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revitalize


Past participle: revitalized
Gerund: revitalizing

Imperative
revitalize
revitalize
Present
I revitalize
you revitalize
he/she/it revitalizes
we revitalize
you revitalize
they revitalize
Preterite
I revitalized
you revitalized
he/she/it revitalized
we revitalized
you revitalized
they revitalized
Present Continuous
I am revitalizing
you are revitalizing
he/she/it is revitalizing
we are revitalizing
you are revitalizing
they are revitalizing
Present Perfect
I have revitalized
you have revitalized
he/she/it has revitalized
we have revitalized
you have revitalized
they have revitalized
Past Continuous
I was revitalizing
you were revitalizing
he/she/it was revitalizing
we were revitalizing
you were revitalizing
they were revitalizing
Past Perfect
I had revitalized
you had revitalized
he/she/it had revitalized
we had revitalized
you had revitalized
they had revitalized
Future
I will revitalize
you will revitalize
he/she/it will revitalize
we will revitalize
you will revitalize
they will revitalize
Future Perfect
I will have revitalized
you will have revitalized
he/she/it will have revitalized
we will have revitalized
you will have revitalized
they will have revitalized
Future Continuous
I will be revitalizing
you will be revitalizing
he/she/it will be revitalizing
we will be revitalizing
you will be revitalizing
they will be revitalizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been revitalizing
you have been revitalizing
he/she/it has been revitalizing
we have been revitalizing
you have been revitalizing
they have been revitalizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been revitalizing
you will have been revitalizing
he/she/it will have been revitalizing
we will have been revitalizing
you will have been revitalizing
they will have been revitalizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been revitalizing
you had been revitalizing
he/she/it had been revitalizing
we had been revitalizing
you had been revitalizing
they had been revitalizing
Conditional
I would revitalize
you would revitalize
he/she/it would revitalize
we would revitalize
you would revitalize
they would revitalize
Past Conditional
I would have revitalized
you would have revitalized
he/she/it would have revitalized
we would have revitalized
you would have revitalized
they would have revitalized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.revitalize - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
rejuvenate - make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"
2.revitalize - give new life or vigor to
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
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revitalize

verb reanimate, restore, renew, refresh, resurrect, rejuvenate, breathe new life into, bring back to life, revivify The hot, strong liquid seemed to revitalize her.
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revitalize

verb
1. To impart renewed energy and strength to (a person):
2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence:
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Translations

revitalize

[ˈriːˈvaɪtəlaɪz] VTrevitalizar, revivificar
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revitalize

[ˌriːˈvaɪtəlaɪz] revitalise (British) vtrevitaliser
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revitalize

vtneu beleben
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revitalize

[ˌriːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz] vtravvivare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

revitalize

n. revitalizar, vivificar, volver a dar fuerzas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

revitalize

vt revitalizar
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