revolutionise

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verb

To change radically or significantly, as in a revolution.

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Meanings

verbrevolutionise (third-person singular simple present revolutionises, present participle revolutionising, simple past and past participle revolutionised)

present singular third person revolutionises · participle present revolutionising · participle past revolutionised · past revolutionised · alternative revolutionize

  1. To change radically or significantly, as in a revolution.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbfill with revolutionary ideas

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revolutionizeinspire
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indoctrinate

verbchange radically

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revolutionizeoverturn
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changealtermodify
Also see
inspireoverturnrevolutionize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From revolution + -ise.

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APA

revolutionise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutionise

MLA

“revolutionise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutionise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “revolutionise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/revolutionise.

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