REVOLUTIONIZE


Meaning of REVOLUTIONIZE in English

rev ‧ o ‧ lu ‧ tion ‧ ize AC BrE AmE ( also revolutionise British English ) /ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/ verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ revolution , ↑ revolutionary ; verb : ↑ revolutionize ; adjective : ↑ revolutionary ]

to completely change the way people do something or think about something:

New technology is going to revolutionize everything we do.

His work revolutionized the treatment of this disease.

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THESAURUS

■ to change something completely

▪ transform to change something completely, especially so that it is much better:

Well, you’ve certainly transformed this place – it looks great!

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Putin transformed the Russian economy.

▪ revolutionize to completely and permanently change the way people do something or think about something, especially because of a new idea or invention:

Computers have revolutionized the way we work.

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This important discovery revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.