revitalise
See also: revitalisé
English
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[edit]revitalise (third-person singular simple present revitalises, present participle revitalising, simple past and past participle revitalised) (non-Oxford British English)
- To give new life, energy, activity or success to something.
- Japanese investment has revitalised this part of Britain!
- 2010 July 8, Hannah Waldram, “New Cardiff Cycle Workshop opens as city sees vintage bike revival”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Cardiff Cycle Workshop, due to launch later this month, saves rejected old bikes from being tipped into landfill and revitalises them for new owners at cheaper prices.
- 2015, Frank George, Time's Well: A Chronicle in Three Parts, Bloomington, I.N.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 23:
- I slept peacefully that night, dreaming of cruising the starways with Andrea. The next morning, I awoke feeling reinvigorated, revitalised, and many years younger.
- 2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN:
- They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water.
- 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.
- To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence.
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[edit]to give new life, energy, activity or success
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to rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence
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