To revolutionize is to radically change the principles, methods, or condition of something, rendering existing norms obsolete or significantly altered. This does not merely imply improvement but an …

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb revolutionize, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  • to bring about a radical change in: science has revolutionized civilization. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to inspire or infect with revolutionary ideas: they revolutionized the common soldiers. 3. …
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      Definition of revolutionize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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      REVOLUTIONIZE definition: to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in. See examples of revolutionize used in a sentence.

    REVOLUTIONIZE definition: to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in. See examples of revolutionize used in a sentence.

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