revitalize

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re·vi·tal·ize (also revitalise British English) /riːˈvaɪtəlaɪz/ verb [transitiveT]

BETTERto put new strength or power into something 使恢复元气，给…注入新的活力 → revive

They hope to revitalize the neighborhood by providing better housing.

他们希望通过提供更好的住房条件使这个社区恢复活力。

a revitalizing massage

让人恢复精神的按摩

—revitalization /riːˌvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tl-ə-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

revitalize• Now Magic will revitalize, energize and galvanize this group.• The attempt to revitalize shareholder democracy in this fashion is doomed to failure in the large public company.• Building there, he said, would encourage redevelopment of aging city blocks and revitalize the area.• His arguments for revitalizing the colonies were realized in more active policies promoting colonial change.• From the point of view of the authorities, revitalizing the universities was a policy fraught with danger.• Large cities across the nation are revitalizing their business districts.• To be sure, aquariums in once-blighted areas of Baltimore and Monterey, Calif., helped to revitalize those cities.• Every fibre of my being is revitalized through this life energy.• Authorities claim that a short nap can reduce tension and revitalize you.

From Longman Business Dictionary

revitalizere·vi·tal·ize /riːˈvaɪtəlaɪz/ (also revitalise British EnglishBrE) verb [transitiveT]

to make a place, company, economy etc interesting or active again

a plan for revitalizing the nation’s capital

The company was struggling to revitalize its sagging retail business.

—revitalization (also revitalisation British EnglishBrE) noun [uncountableU]

the revitalization of New York City’s paralyzed economy

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