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revolutionize

 
Dictionary: rev·o·lu·tion·ize   (rĕv'ə-lū'shə-nīz') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage.
  2. To subject to a political or social revolution.
  3. To fill with revolutionary principles.
revolutionizer rev'o·lu'tion·iz'er n.
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verb

    To bring about a radical change in: metamorphose, transform. See change/persist.

 
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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: change radically
  Synonyms: revolutionise, overturn

Meaning #2: overthrow by a revolution, of governments

Meaning #3: fill with revolutionary ideas
  Synonyms: revolutionise, inspire


 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - revolutionere

Nederlands (Dutch)
radicaal veranderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - révolutionner

Deutsch (German)
v. - revolutionieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιφέρω επαναστατικές αλλαγές, επαναστατικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
rivoluzionare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - revolucionar, alterar completamente

Русский (Russian)
революционизировать, преобразить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revolucionar, cambiar radicalmente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - revolutionera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
彻底改革, 在...方面实现突破性改革, 在...发动革命, 使革命化

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 徹底改革, 在...方面實現突破性改革, 在...發動革命, 使革命化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 혁명을 일으키다, 혁명사상을 고취하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 革命を起こす, 革命思想を吹き込む, 大変革をうける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث ثورة, يشرب بالمعتقدات الثوريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינה מן הקצה אל הקצה‬


 
 
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