revitalise

• revitalize (US, Oxford British English)

From re- +‎ vital +‎ -ise.

revitalise (third-person singular simple present revitalises, present participle revitalising, simple past and past participle revitalised) (non-Oxford British English)

1. 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:

     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.

2. To rouse from a state of inactivity or quiescence.

• revitalisation

• relativise

• Homophones: revitalisent, revitalises

revitalise

1. inflection of revitaliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative