modernize
verb (used with object)
to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize a kitchen.
modernizer
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a word derived from
modernize.
Example Sentences
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As King Charles walked through Westminster Abbey clad in an ermine-trimmed robe last weekend, it was hard to imagine him as the monarchy’s great modernizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023
He portrayed himself as a swashbuckling modernizer who was determined to steer Pakistan away from the dour Islamism of its previous military ruler, General Zia.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Sheikh Hamad, viewed as the modernizer of Qatar during his 18 years as ruler, further delighted the crowd by autographing an official World Cup shirt handed to him by his son.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
He was a genuine modernizer who built cities, factories and universities and took land away from aristocrats to give to peasants.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2021
But they came commended by Boileau, their chief modernizer, and in their train was the fashion of gallant, epigrammatic and social verse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
