French Conversation · Level 75
60 words
French word
revitaliser
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəvitalize/
Meaning
- verbrevitalize
Example
Cette initiative va revitaliser notre quartier.
This initiative will breathe new life into our neighborhood.
More examples
Pour revitaliser les commerces, la mairie propose des subventions.
To revitalize the shops, city hall offers grants.
Core concept
A place, activity, or organization receiving enough new energy to become lively and effective again.
Common phrases
revitaliser un quartier
revitalize a neighborhood
revitaliser l'économie locale
revitalize the local economy
revitaliser une entreprise
revitalize a business
Similar words
redonner: Return a lost condition or value to its former state.
ranimer: Renew a fading atmosphere or weakened vitality.
relancer: Get stalled activity moving again and restore its momentum.
rénover: Repair an old building or place to make it usable again.
Definition in French
Insuffler une nouvelle vitalité à quelque chose qui s'est affaibli ou ralenti.
Word origin
Revitaliser is a French re-formation of vitaliser, based on vital from Latin vitalis and the verb-forming suffix -iser.
Usage tips
- For a person's feelings or motivation, motiver or remonter le moral is often more natural than the relatively formal revitaliser.
Opposites
- affaiblirweakenverb
- appauvririmpoverishverb
Related words
- revitalisationrevitalizationnoun
- revitalisérevitalizedadjective
- revitalisantrevitalizingadjective