to revolutionize
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to revolutionize
To change something fundamentally and profoundly, often in a groundbreaking and progressive way that overcomes previous structures or ways of thinking.
Die Erfindung des Smartphones hat unseren Alltag komplett revolutioniert.
The invention of the smartphone completely revolutionized our everyday life.
The verb 'revolutionieren' (to revolutionize) belongs to the word family of 'die Revolution' (the revolution). It describes a change that is as great as a revolution. Verbs ending in '-ieren' are always regular.
Diese Entdeckung hat die Medizin revolutioniert.
This discovery revolutionized medicine.
The verb is transitive and always needs an accusative object. The structure is often: An invention or idea (subject) revolutionizes a field (object).
Das Internet hat die Art, wie wir kommunizieren, revolutioniert.
The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate.
Typical things that are revolutionized are abstract systems or fields. These include 'den Markt' (the market), 'die Wissenschaft' (science), 'die Industrie' (industry), or 'die Arbeitswelt' (the world of work).
Künstliche Intelligenz wird viele Branchen von Grund auf revolutionieren.
Artificial intelligence will revolutionize many industries from the ground up.
to reform
Reformieren changes and improves an existing system so that it fits new conditions better. Revolutionieren goes further: it changes something from the ground up and overcomes existing structures or ways of thinking. Revolutionieren is therefore more appropriate for a groundbreaking innovation.
Die neue Lerntechnik könnte das bisherige Schulsystem von Grund auf revolutionieren.
The new learning technique could revolutionize the existing school system from the ground up.
Das neue Konzept soll das bestehende Schulsystem grundlegend reformieren.
The new concept is intended to fundamentally reform the existing school system.
