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revolutionize(dictionary)

revolutionize (iou)



revolutionize verb. Also revolutionise. L18.
[from REVOLUTIONARY + -IZE 3, after French revolutionner.]
verb trans. Bring (a country etc.) under a revolutionary form of government. L18.
M. E. G. Duff The object of these invaders has been to revolutionize Bulgaria.
verb trans. Convert (a person etc.) to revolutionism; change (existing procedures etc.) to accord with revolutionary principles. L18.
Southey Sometimes the poet is called a Jacobin; at others it is said..his opinions are revolutionised.
verb trans. Change (a thing) significantly or completely; reorganize or reconstruct (a thing) on new or radical lines. L18.
D. Lodge Three things..have revolutionized academic life.
verb intrans. Engage in revolutions. rare. M19.