revolutionize
/ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/
UK: /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnaɪz/
ɹɛv · ƏL(J)U · ʃənaɪz (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution.
Etymology
From revolution + -ize.
Example Sentences
- "Teachers are not simply wage earners who teach students, but revolutionaries bringing up the future builders of socialism. For this reason, we are working hard to help teachers acquire advanced science and technology and to revolutionize and working-classize them."
- "For Joseph Schumpeter, the Austrian-born economist whose writings have acquired a special relevance in the past year or two, this most modern of economic systems “incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.”"
- "Another kind of machine learning, called neural networks, is also “revolutionizing” AI, the report said."
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