REVOLUTIONIZE

revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn

(verb) change radically; “E-mail revolutionized communication in academe”

revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire

(verb) fill with revolutionary ideas

revolutionize

(verb) overthrow by a revolution, of governments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

revolutionize (third-person singular simple present revolutionizes, present participle revolutionizing, simple past and past participle revolutionized)

to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution

Source: Wiktionary


Rev`o*lu"tion*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revolutioniezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Revolutionizing().]

Definition: To change completely, as by a revolution; as, to revolutionize a government. Ames. The gospel . . . has revolutionized his soul. J. M. Mason.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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