REVITALISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Bringing again into activity and prominence

Example:

the Gothic revival in architecture

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("revitalisation" is a kind of...):

advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revitalisation"):

rebirth; Renaissance; Renascence (the revival of learning and culture)

regeneration (the activity of spiritual or physical renewal)

resurrection (a revival from inactivity and disuse)

resuscitation (the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness)

Derivation:

revitalise (give new life or vigor to)