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    revolutionize
    rev‧o‧lu‧tion‧ize AC (also revolutionise British English) /ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/ verb [transitive]
     Word Family: noun: revolution, revolutionary; verb: revolutionize; adjective: revolutionary
    to completely change the way people do something or think about something:
        New technology is going to revolutionize everything we do.
        His work revolutionized the treatment of this disease.
         
    THESAURUS
    ■ to change something completely
       ▪ transform to change something completely, especially so that it is much better: Well, you’ve certainly transformed this place – it looks great! | Putin transformed the Russian economy.
       ▪ revolutionize to completely and permanently change the way people do something or think about something, especially because of a new idea or invention: Computers have revolutionized the way we work. | This important discovery revolutionized our understanding of the universe.