alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
1. (the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc. the American Revolution. revolusie ثَوْرَه революция revolução revoluce die Revolution revolution επανάστασηrevolución revolutsioon انقلاب vallankumous révolution מַהפֵיכָה क्रांति revolucija forradalom revolusi bylting rivoluzione 革命 혁명 revoliucija revolūcija pemberontakan revolutierevolusjonrewolucja انقلاب، سياسى او ښتون: بلوا،اړودوړ: چورليدونه ، تاوبدنه څر خېدنه ، ګرزيدنه revolução revoluţie революция revolúcia revolucija revolucija revolution การปฏิวัติ ihtilâl, devrim 革命 революція انقلاب cuộc cách mạng 革命
2. a complete change in ideas, methods etc. There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office. ommekeer, verandering ثَوْرَه: تَغَيُّر كامِل коренна промяна revolução revoluce die Umwälzung gennemgribende forandring επανάσταση, ριζική μεταβολή revolución põhjalik muutus, mullistus تغییر اساسی mullistus révolution מַהפֵיכָה नक्षत्र का परिभ्रमण, पूरा चक्कर, परिभ्रमण preokret, prevrat gyökeres átalakulás revolusi umbylting rivoluzione 革新 변혁 perversmas apvērsums penukaran sepenuh ommekeeromveltningrewolucja سياسى او ښتون revolução revoluţie революция revolúcia revolucija revolucija revolution, omvälvning การเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างสิ้นเชิง devrim, inkılâp 變革 переворот بڑی تبدیلی cuộc cách mạng hoàn toàn 变革
3. a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun). omwenteling دَوَران الأرْض حَوْل الشَّمْس оборот revolução otáčení, otáčka, obrátka die Umdrehung omdrejning περιστροφήrevolución, vuelta pööre چرخش به دور محور kierros tour, révolutionהקפה महत्वपूर्ण परिवर्तन okret forgás; fordulat putaran snúningur giro, rivoluzione 回転 공전 apsisukimas (pilns) apgrieziens pusingan penuh omwentelingomdreiningobrót ګرزيدنه revolução mişcare de revoluţie оборот otáčanie, obiehanie obrat okret rotation, varv วัฏจักร dönme, devir 旋轉 повний оберт; цикл محوری گردش sự xoay vòng 旋转
ˌrevoˈlutionary adjective
1. involving or causing great changes in ideas, methods etc. a revolutionary new process for making paper. revolusionêr يَشْمَلُ تغييرات عَظيمَه، ثَوْري революционен revolucionário převratný umwälzend revolutionerende επαναστατικόςrevolucionario pöörettekitav تحول آور؛ بنیادی mullistava révolutionnaireמהפכני क्रान्तिकारी prevratan, revolucionaran forradalmi revolusioner byltingar- rivoluzionario 革命的な 혁신적인 novatoriškas, sukeliantis perversmą revolucionārs; novatorisks bersifat revolusi revolutionairrevolusjonær, omveltenderewolucyjny, nowatorski انقلابى، بلوى، انقلاب خوښوونكى revolucionário revoluţionar революционный prevratný revolucionaren revolucionaran revolutionerande เกี่ยวกับการเปลี่ยนแปลง devrimci, inkılâpçı 革命性的 революційний انقلابی mang tính cách mạng 革命性的大变革的
2. of a revolution against a government etc. revolutionary activities. revolusionêr ثَوْري революционен revolucionário revoluční revolutionär revolutionære επαναστατικός, αντιστασιακόςrevolucionario revolutsiooniline انقلابی vallankumouksellinen révolutionnaireמהפכני परिक्रमा या घूर्णन संबंधी revolucionarno forradalmi revolusioner byltingar- rivoluzionario 革命的な 혁명의 revoliucinis revolucionārs pemberontakan terhadap kerajaan revolutionairrevolusjons-, opprørs-rewolucyjny انقلابى revolucionário revoluţionar революционный revolučný revolucionaren revolucionaran revolutionär เกี่ยวกับการปฏิวัติ devrimci, inkılâpçı 革命的 революційний انقلابی thuộc cách mạng 革命的
noun – plural revoˈlutionaries –
a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution. revolusionis الثُّوّار، مُناصِرو الثَّوْرَه революционер revolucionário revolucionář, -ka der/die Revolutionär(in) revolutionær επαναστάτηςrevolucionario revolutsionäär اقلاب طلب vallankumouksellinen révolutionnaireמהפכן क्रान्तिकारी मनुष्य prevratnici forradalmár aktivis revolusi byltingarmaður rivoluzionario 革命家 혁명가 revoliucionierius revolucionārs pemberontak revolutionairrevolusjonær rewolucjonista انقلابى revolucionário revoluţionar революционер revolucionár, -ka revolucionar revolucionar revolutionär ผู้ที่มีส่วนในการเปลี่ยนแปลง devrimci, ihtilâlci 革命份子，革新者 революціонер انقلاب پسند thuộc người làm cách mạng 革命者，革新者
ˌrevoˈlutionize, ˌrevoˈlutionise verb
to cause great changes in (ideas, methods etc). This new machinery will revolutionize the paper-making industry. omwenteling veroorsaak يُثَوِّر، يُحْدِثُ تَغييرات عَظيمَه، يُحْدِثُ إنْقِلابا революционизирам revolucionar způsobit revoluci revolutionieren revolutionere επιφέρω επανάσταση revolucionar pööret tekitama کاملا دگرگون کردن mullistaa révolutionner לַהָפוֹך आमूल परिवर्तित करना uvesti potpun preokret (promjenu), stubokom izmijeniti forradalmasít memperbaharui valda byltingu á/í rivoluzionare 変革する 대변혁을 일으키다 padaryti perversmą revolucionizēt; izdarīt apvērsumu membuat pertukaran secara revolusi radicaal veranderenrevolusjonere zrewolucjonizować بيخى بدلول ، بڼه اړول،انقلاب راوستل revolucionar a revoluţiona революционизировать spôsobiť revolúciu (v) (temeljito) spremeniti doneti revoluciju revolutionera ทำให้เปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างมาก devrim yapmak 徹底改革 робити докорінну зміну انقلاب لانا cách mạng hoá 使彻底变革宣传革命，改革
"You revolutionises," the other continued, with leisurely self- confidence, "are the slaves of the social convention, which is afraid of you; slaves of it as much as the very police that stands up in the defence of that convention.
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