REVOLUTIONIZE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

revolutionize

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Definition of revolutionize

as in to transform

to change (something) very much or completely; to cause a revolution in (something) The invention of the airplane revolutionized travel. This new drug may revolutionize cancer treatment. This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how the human brain works.

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Recent Examples of revolutionize The Frankfurt Kitchen revolutionized domestic labor In 1925, the mayor of Frankfurt appointed architect Ernst May as the city’s building councilor and tasked him with designing a comprehensive program to address the housing shortage. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Balenciaga was best known for revolutionizing a new silhouette for women, creating something more freeing that would allow women of the day to wear his designs sans-corset. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Holmes founded Theranos, a blood-testing startup that promised to revolutionize medical testing, in 2003. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026 It's also designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough that SpaceX believes will revolutionize spaceflight. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revolutionize

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Since then, a growing movement across North America is attempting to transform ecological menaces into culinary commodities, from Florida to Hawai’i, British Columbia, Maine, and the Mississippi River basin.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Sabbagh predicts this could transform the space industry from having less than 10 million users of mobile satellite services to being able to reach billions of users.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of transform

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In that scene, Rhys Harries impressively alters his own features without makeup.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Shorter days alter light exposure, which affects circadian rhythms, the internal biological processes that regulate sleep, alertness and mood.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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