revolutionise
revolutionise · revolutionises · revolutionised · revolutionising
To change radically or significantly, as in a revolutionTo change radically or significantly, as in a revolution.
» The steam engine revolutionised the industry.
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1 sensesTo change radically or significantly, as in a revolution.
change radically
Examples
3 sentencesThe steam engine revolutionised the industry.
The telephone revolutionised how we live.
deDas Telefon hat unsere Lebensweise revolutioniert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Lidar is revolutionising archaeology.
Origin
From revolution + -ise.From revolution + -ise.
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Forms
revolutionises, revolutionising, revolutionised, revolutionised| Base form | revolutionise · to revolutionise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | revolutionises |
| Present participle | revolutionising |
| Past simple | revolutionised |
| Past participle | revolutionised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- change radically:revolutionizeoverturn
- fill with revolutionary ideas:revolutionizeinspire
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrevolution
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.