rev·o·lu·tion·ize

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• rev|o|lu|tion|ize — «REHV uh LOO shuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to change completely; produce a very great change in: »The automobile and radio have revolutionized country life. The new chief of police says he will revolutionize that department. 2. to cause …   Useful english dictionary

• rev´o|lu´tion|iz´er — rev|o|lu|tion|ize «REHV uh LOO shuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to change completely; produce a very great change in: »The automobile and radio have revolutionized country life. The new chief of police says he will revolutionize that… …   Useful english dictionary

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• rev — an·te·rev·o·lu·tion·ary; cza·rev·na; ir·rev·e·lant; rev·e·hent; rev·eil·le; rev·el·a·bil·i·ty; rev·e·la·tion; rev·e·la·tion·al; rev·e·la·tion·ist; rev·e·la·tor; rev·el·er; rev·el·ment; rev·el·rous; rev·el·ry; rev·e·nue; rev·e·nued; rev·e·nu·er;… …   English syllables

• grang|er|ize — «GRAYN juh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to illustrate (a book) with pictures or diagrams from other books. 2. to cut pictures from (other books) for this purpose. ╂[< Rev. James Granger, 1723 1776, who published in 1769 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• grang´er|i|za´tion — grang|er|ize «GRAYN juh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to illustrate (a book) with pictures or diagrams from other books. 2. to cut pictures from (other books) for this purpose. ╂[< Rev. James Granger, 1723 1776, who published in 1769 …   Useful english dictionary

• revolutionize — rev·o·lu·tion·ize …   English syllables

• revolutionize — rev|o|lu|tion|ize also revolutionise BrE [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənaız] v [T] to completely change the way people do something or think about something ▪ New technology is going to revolutionize everything we do. ▪ His work revolutionized the treatment of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• revolutionize — rev|o|lu|tion|ize [ ,revə luʃn,aız ] verb transitive to completely change the way something is done, thought about, or made: Freud s ideas revolutionized our understanding of the mind …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English