Definition of Revolutionize

1. Verb. Change radically. "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"

Exact synonyms: Overturn, Revolutionise
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Revolution, Revolution

2. Verb. Overthrow by a revolution, of governments.
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Overthrow, Overturn, Subvert
Derivative terms: Revolution

3. Verb. Fill with revolutionary ideas.
Exact synonyms: Inspire, Revolutionise
Generic synonyms: Indoctrinate
Derivative terms: Inspirer, Revolution, Revolution

Definition of Revolutionize

1. v. t. To change completely, as by a revolution; as, to revolutionize a government.

Definition of Revolutionize

1. Verb. to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Revolutionize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Revolutionize

revolutionalised
revolutionalises
revolutionalising
revolutionaries
revolutionarily
revolutionary
revolutionary group
revolutioner
revolutionise
revolutionised
revolutionises
revolutionising
revolutionism
revolutionist
revolutionists
revolutionize (current term)
revolutionized
revolutionizer
revolutionizers
revolutionizes
revolutionizing
revolutions
revolutions per minute
revolutive
revolvable
revolve
revolve about
revolve around
revolved
revolvement

Literary usage of Revolutionize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"Modern physiology and psychology are, I venture to think, destined to revolutionize our edu- Fio. 1. ..."

2. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"Don Francisco de Miranda — His Proposals to England and the United States to revolutionize Mexico and South America — British Cabinet accede to his Plans ..."

3. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"Eight Major Trends That Will revolutionize Tomorrow's Workforce In the imagined century workplace of the less sanguine futurologists, machines overtake ..."

4. First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1856)
"Fossils from Mount Lebanon ; very modern compared with those of the Hill of Dudley. — Geology peculiarly fitted to revolutionize one's Ideas of Modern and ..."

5. First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1851)
"Geology peculiarly fitted to revolutionize one's Ideas of Modern and Ancient. — Fossils of extreme Antiquity furnished by a Canadian Township that had no ..."

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