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revolutionize

rev·o·lu·tion·ize

revolutionize

 
pronunciation:
re v lu sh naIz
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: revolutionizes, revolutionizing, revolutionized
definition 1: to radically alter in ways that have wide-ranging effects; transform.
The invention of the microchip revolutionized the field of computer technology.Assembly line production revolutionized the auto industry.The book revolutionized society's thinking with regard to the treatment of prisoners.
 
definition 2: to subject to political or social revolution.
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derivation: revolutionizer (n.)
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