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[mod-er-nahyz] 
ərˌnaɪz
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | 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)
| 2. | to become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc. |
Also, especially British, mod⋅ern⋅ise.
Related forms:
mod⋅ern⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
mod⋅ern⋅iz⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. renovate, refurbish, update.
1. renovate, refurbish, update.
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| mod·ern·ize (mŏd'ər-nīz') 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
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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