modernize
[ mod-er-nahyz ]
/ ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), mod·ern·ized, mod·ern·iz·ing.
to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas;to modernize a kitchen.
verb (used without object), mod·ern·ized, mod·ern·iz·ing.
to become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc.
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Also especially British, mod·ern·ise .
Origin of modernize
First recorded in 1740–50; modern(ism) + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for modernize
modernize
modernise
/ (ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make modern in appearance or styleto modernize a room
(intr) to adopt modern ways, ideas, etc
Derived forms of modernize
modernization or modernisation, nounmodernizer or moderniser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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