Dictionary

revitalise en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vital English -ise English revitalise From re- + vital + -ise.

Meanings

1. To give new life, energy, activity or success to something.
   • I slept peacefully that night, dreaming of cruising the starways with Andrea. The next morning, I awoke feeling reinvigorated, revitalised, and many years younger. 2015, Frank George, Time's Well: A Chronicle in Three Parts, Bloomington, I.N.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 23:
   • Japanese investment has revitalised this part of Britain!
   • Cardiff Cycle Workshop, due to launch later this month, saves rejected old bikes from being tipped into landfill and revitalises them for new owners at cheaper prices. 2010 July 8, Hannah Waldram, “New Cardiff Cycle Workshop opens as city sees vintage bike revival”, in The Guardian:
   • They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water. 2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN:
   • This is reflected in the sterling work of community rail, mobilising volunteers and stakeholders to revitalise underused station buildings and engage with their local community. 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 39:
2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence.

Forms

Deriveds

revitalisation

Translations (26)

hi पुनर्जीवित (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · mi tāmata (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · mi whakaoho (to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence) · el αναζωογονώ (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · mi whakaara (to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence) · de revitalisieren (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · fi elvyttää (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ru оживи́ть (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · gl revitalizar (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · mi whakahaumanu (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ru оживи́ть (to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence) · pt revitalizar (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · it rivitalizzare (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ru оживля́ть (to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence) · cmn 振興 /振兴 (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · fi elvyttää (to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence) · la animo (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · fr revivifier (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · cs revitalizovat (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · cmn 復興 /复兴 (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · es oxigenar (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ca revitalitzar (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ru оживля́ть (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · ja 活性化する (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · mi whakarauora (to give new life, energy, activity or success) · es revitalizar (to give new life, energy, activity or success)