revolutionize

American  

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-nahyz] / ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnaɪz /

especially British, revolutionise

verb (used with object)

revolutionized, revolutionizing

1. to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in.

   to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.

2. to subject to a political revolution.

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revolutionize British  

/ ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to bring about a radical change in

   science has revolutionized civilization

2. to inspire or infect with revolutionary ideas

   they revolutionized the common soldiers

3. to cause a revolution in (a country, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-revolutionized adjective
• revolutionizer noun
• unrevolutionized adjective

Etymology

Origin of revolutionize

First recorded in 1790–1800; revolution + -ize

Example Sentences

Apple would go on to revolutionize the tech industry, creating innovative, intuitive and beautiful gadgets billions of people would buy again and again.

From Los Angeles Times

Iran’s Shahed drone, together with its Russian equivalent, have revolutionized warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s been rapid progress in new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, that is revolutionizing the world economy.

From MarketWatch

"What revolutionized DNA sequencing wasn't any change in the underlying chemistry. That's remained fundamentally the same," says Brian T. Chait, Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily

Smartphones and streaming have since revolutionized home entertainment, while clouding the future of movie theaters and leading to the virtual extinction of the physical video-rental shops that used to be a staple of American towns.

From The Wall Street Journal