revolutionize

UK: /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃ^ənaɪz/

US: /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz/

US: (rev′ə lo̅o̅′shə nīz′)

Inflections of 'revolutionize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

revolutionizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

revolutionizing

v pres p (US & UK)

revolutionized

v past (US & UK)

revolutionized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

rev•o•lu•tion•ize /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to bring about a revolution in:
   Computers will revolutionize how people learn a language.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rev•o•lu•tion•ize  (rev′ə lo̅o̅′shə nīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to bring about a revolution in;
   effect a radical change in:
   to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
2. Government to subject to a political revolution.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] rev′o•lu′tion•ise′. 

• revolution + -ize 1790–1800

rev′o•lu′tion•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

revolutionize, revolutionise / ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to bring about a radical change in: science has revolutionized civilization
2. to inspire or infect with revolutionary ideas: they revolutionized the common soldiers
3. to cause a revolution in (a country, etc)

ˌrevoˈlutionˌizer, ˌrevoˈlutionˌiser noun