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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mod·ern·ize 
[mod-er-nahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
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[mod-er-nahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen. |
| 2. | to become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc. |
Also, especially British, mod·ern·ise.
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mod·ern·i·za·tion, noun
mod·ern·iz·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. renovate, refurbish, update.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mod·ern·ize
(mŏd'ər-nīz') Pronunciation Key
v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v. tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v. intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. mod'ern·i·za'tion (-ər-nĭ-zā'shən) n., mod'ern·iz'er n. |
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| modernization | |
noun | |
| 1. | making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" |
| 2. | a modernized version (as of a play) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Modernization
Mod`ern*i*za"tion\, n. The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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