revitalization

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UK/ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/Canada, US/ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/Canada, US[ɹiːˌvaɪ.ɾə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən]Australia/ɹiːˌvɑɪ.tə.lɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/

noun

The process of revitalizing.

Similar
revivalresurgencerevitalisationrevivification
OriginEnglish revitalize ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
Less commonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounrevitalization (countable and uncountable, plural revitalizations)

plural revitalizations · alternative revitalisation

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUScountableuncountableThe process of revitalizing.

    As we will see, it is not difficult to envisage a pragmatic and workable revitalisation strategy to stabilise and develop the Scots language by applying the basic principles discussed so far.

    2023, Clive Young, “chapter one: How Scots Works”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 32

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbringing again into activity and prominence

Similar
revivalresurgencerevitalisationrevivification
Broader
improvementbettermentadvance
Also see
resurgencerevivalrevivification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishvital
  7. Englishrevitalize
  8. Englishrevitalization

From revitalize + -ation.

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Translations

Catalan revitalització
  • revitalitzacióact of revitalizing
Czech revitalizace
  • revitalizaceact of revitalizing
Dutch revitalisatie
  • revitalisatieact of revitalizing
French revitalisation
  • revitalisationact of revitalizing
German Revitalisierung
  • Revitalisierungact of revitalizing
Greek ανανέωση
  • ανανέωση (ananéosi)act of revitalizing
Italian rivitalizzazione
  • rivitalizzazioneact of revitalizing
Māori whakarauoratanga
  • whakarauoratangaact of revitalizing
Polish rewitalizacja
  • rewitalizacjaact of revitalizing
Portuguese revitalização
  • revitalizaçãoact of revitalizing
Romanian revitalizare, revitalizație
  • revitalizareact of revitalizing
  • revitalizațieact of revitalizing
Russian ревитализа́ция
  • ревитализа́ция (revitalizácija)act of revitalizing
Slovak revitalizácia
  • revitalizáciaact of revitalizing
Spanish revitalización
  • revitalizaciónact of revitalizing
Ukrainian ревіталізація
  • ревіталізація (revitalizacija)act of revitalizing

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

relativization
Cite this entry
APA

revitalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revitalization

MLA

“revitalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revitalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revitalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revitalization.

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