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revolutionizeto change something completely and fundamentally

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to change something completely and fundamentally

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/

Korean meaning: 완전히 혁신하다, 혁명적으로 바꾸다

Korean pronunciation: 레**볼**루셔나이즈

Example Sentences

  • AI chatbots revolutionized customer service, making humans wonder if they should update their resumes.
  • Steve Jobs revolutionized the smartphone industry with the iPhone.
  • Streaming services revolutionized entertainment, making people forget what TV schedules even are.

revolutionize

VERB

//ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz//

to change something completely and fundamentally

revolutionize concept
💡 Concept

Advanced robots revolutionize the traditional car manufacturing process

revolutionize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Organize to modernize, then revolutionize!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootrevolut
Suffix--ize

Origin

From French 'révolutionner', derived from Latin 'revolutio' meaning a turning around or rotation, from 'revolvere' (re- + volvere, to turn). The sense of 'complete change' developed from the concept of a fundamental turning or reversal.

🎵Rhyme

modernizeorganizestandardize
modernize
organize
standardize

🔗Collocations

revolutionize the industry
revolutionize medicine
revolutionize education
completely revolutionize
revolutionize technology
revolutionize transportation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

AI chatbots revolutionized customer service, making humans wonder if they should update their resumes.

Steve Jobs revolutionized the smartphone industry with the iPhone.

😄 Fun example

Streaming services revolutionized entertainment, making people forget what TV schedules even are.

The printing press revolutionized the spread of knowledge in the 15th century.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

transformmodernizeinnovatereformoverhaul

Antonyms

preservemaintainconserve

Related

revolutionrevolutionaryinnovationbreakthroughreform

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