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revitalization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Canada, US: /ɹiːˌvaɪ.tə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Canada, US: [ɹiːˌvaɪ.ɾə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən]
  • Australian: /ɹiːˌvɑɪ.tə.lɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/
  • Australian: [ɹiːˌvɑɪ.ɾə.lɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən]
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 V AY2 T AH0 L AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of revitalizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bringing again into activity and prominence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the revival of trade
  • a revival of a neglected play by Moliere
  • the Gothic revival in architecture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revival, resurgence, revitalisation, revivification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: improvement, betterment, advance

Narrower terms: rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence, regeneration, resurrection, resuscitation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English revitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English revitalization From revitalize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: revitalització — act of revitalizing
  • Czech: revitalizace — act of revitalizing
  • Greek: ανανέωση (ananéosi) — act of revitalizing
  • Italian: rivitalizzazione — act of revitalizing
  • Māori: whakarauoratanga — act of revitalizing
  • Polish: rewitalizacja — act of revitalizing
  • Portuguese: revitalização — act of revitalizing
  • Romanian: revitalizare — act of revitalizing
  • Spanish: revitalización — act of revitalizing