revolutionize
verb
rev·o·lu·tion·ize
ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz 
revolutionized; revolutionizing
1
: to overthrow the established government of
2
: to imbue with revolutionary doctrines
3
: to change fundamentally or completely
revolutionize an industry
: to engage in revolution
revolutionizer
noun
Examples of revolutionize in a Sentence
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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In one fell swoop, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has largely revolutionized much of what astronomers know about the formation and assembly of the earliest galaxies in the cosmos.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Over the past decade, access to climate model projections through easy-to-use websites has revolutionized resource managers’ ability to explore different scenarios of how the local climate might change.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The acclaimed zoologist, whose work with chimpanzees revolutionized the way scientists study and interact with animals, recently looked back on the 1963 photographs that started it all.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 May 2025
The game, released in 1991, was the first to offer a choice of characters and fighting techniques, revolutionizing one-on-one play.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Over the past decade, access to climate model projections through easy-to-use websites has revolutionized resource managers’ ability to explore different scenarios of how the local climate might change.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The acclaimed zoologist, whose work with chimpanzees revolutionized the way scientists study and interact with animals, recently looked back on the 1963 photographs that started it all.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 May 2025
The game, released in 1991, was the first to offer a choice of characters and fighting techniques, revolutionizing one-on-one play.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionize. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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revolutionize
verb
rev·o·lu·tion·ize
ˌrev-ə-ˈlü-shə-ˌnīz
revolutionized; revolutionizing
1
: to overthrow the established government of
2
: to cause a person to become a revolutionist
3
: to change greatly or completely
an invention that revolutionized the industry
revolutionizer
noun
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