English verb: revolutionize | |||
1. | revolutionize (change) change radically | ||
Samples | E-mail revolutionized communication in academe. | ||
Synonyms | overturn, revolutionise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | revolutionize (social) overthrow by a revolution, of governments | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | ||
3. | revolutionize (cognition) fill with revolutionary ideas | ||
Synonyms | inspire, revolutionise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indoctrinate | ||