revitalise

See also: revitalisé

English

Alternative forms

• revitalize (American)

Etymology

From re- +‎ vital +‎ -ise.

Verb

revitalise (third-person singular simple present revitalises, present participle revitalising, simple past and past participle revitalised) (British spelling)

1. To give new life, energy, activity or success to something.

   Japanese investment has revitalised this part of Britain!

   • 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 39:

     This is reflected in the sterling work of community rail, mobilising volunteers and stakeholders to revitalise underused station buildings and engage with their local community.

2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence.

Derived terms

• revitalisation

Translations

to give new life, energy, activity or success

• Catalan: revitalitzar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 振興／振兴 (zh) (zhènxīng), 復興／复兴 (zh) (fùxīng)

• Czech: revitalizovat
• Finnish: elvyttää (fi)
• French: revivifier (fr)
• Galician: revitalizar
• German: revitalisieren
• Greek: αναζωογονώ (el) (anazoogonó)
• Italian: rivitalizzare (it)
• Japanese: 活性化する (ja) (かっせいかする, kasseika suru)
• Latin: animo
• Maori: tāmata, whakahaumanu, whakarauora
• Portuguese: revitalizar (pt)
• Russian: оживля́ть (ru) impf (oživljátʹ), оживи́ть (ru) pf (oživítʹ)
• Spanish: revitalizar (es)

to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence

• Finnish: elvyttää (fi)
• Maori: whakaara, whakaoho
• Russian: оживля́ть (ru) impf (oživljátʹ), оживи́ть (ru) pf (oživítʹ)

Anagrams

• relativise

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: revitalisent, revitalises

Verb

revitalise

1. inflection of revitaliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative