Revolutionize Meaning
/ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnaɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo radically or significantly change, as in a revolution.
Sentence Examples
This new and improved coffee maker will revolutionize the way you start your morning.
The invention will revolutionize our transportation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smartphone helped to ____ the mobile industry with new features.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The discovery had the potential to ____ the treatment of the disease and save millions of lives.
Word Origin & History
From revolution + -ize.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Teachers are not simply wage earners who teach students, but revolutionaries bringing up the future builders of socialism. For this reason, we are working hard to help teachers acquire advanced science and technology and to revolutionize and working-classize them."
— 1972 May 14, Kim Il Sung, Kim Il Sung Works (Kim Il Sung Works; 27), Pyongyang, Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Talk to the Delegation of the Japan National Association of Socialist Mayors, page 177:
"For Joseph Schumpeter, the Austrian-born economist whose writings have acquired a special relevance in the past year or two, this most modern of economic systems “incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.”"
— 2010 January 22, Stephen Mihm, “Capitalist Chameleon”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2017:
"Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age."
— 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025:
"Another kind of machine learning, called neural networks, is also “revolutionizing” AI, the report said."
— 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
"ChatGPT and reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) have revolutionized the AI landscape, providing an accessible and reliable platform for AI-enabled applications."
— 2023, Mohak Agarwal, Generative AI for Entrepreneurs in a Hurry, Notion Press, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smartphone helped to ____ the mobile industry with new features.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The discovery had the potential to ____ the treatment of the disease and save millions of lives.