IPA: /rɪˈvaɪtəlaɪz/
KK: /rɪˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz/
To bring new energy or life to something, making it active or fresh again.
The community center aims to revitalize the neighborhood by offering new programs and activities.
Past: revitalised
Past Participle: revitalised
Revitalise → It is formed from "re-" (meaning again) and "vitalis" (from Latin, meaning of life or vital). The word means to give new life or energy to something, essentially bringing it back to a lively state.
Think of 're-' meaning again and 'vitalis' meaning life — so to revitalize is to bring something back to life or energy.