modernize

ˈmɑːdərˌnaɪz

Definition of modernize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

system upgrade

change a system by replacing old methods

The company plans to modernize its production process.

overhaul

revamp

update

new ideas

change by using new ideas, styles, or ways

The company decided to modernize its offices last year.

bring up to date

contemporize

refresh

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Origin of modernize

Modern English, from modern + -ize (to make)

Terms with modernize included in their meaning

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keep up with the times

adapt modernize

change ideas or lifestyle to stay modern and current

streamline

modernization

modernize by removing unnecessary parts

move forward

make progress

modernize or update something

contemporise

modernize

make something modern or up-to-date

contemporize

update

bring something up to date or modernize

Examples of modernize in a sentence

Efforts to modernize the infrastructure are underway.
They plan to modernize the factory next spring.
We modernized the curriculum to include digital literacy.

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French:moderniser, rénover, ...
German:modernisieren, ...
Italian:modernizzare, ...
Spanish:modernizar, ...
Portuguese:modernizar, ...
Chinese:现代化, 使现代化, ...
Japanese:近代化する, ...
Arabic:حَدَّثَ, ...
Hebrew:לְעַדְכֵּן, לְחַדֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:модернизировать, осовременить, ...
Ukrainian:модернізувати, оновити, ...
Hindi:आधुनिक बनाना, नवीनीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:আধুনিকীকরণ করা, আধুনিক করা, ...
Catalan:modernitzar, ...
Czech:modernizovat, ...
Danish:modernisere, ...
Dutch:moderniseren, ...
Greek:εκσυγχρονίζω, ανανεώνω, ...
Hungarian:korszerűsíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើទំនើបកម្ម, ធ្វើឱ្យទំនើប, ...
Korean:현대화하다, 새롭게 바꾸다, ...
Persian:نوسازی کردن, ...
Polish:modernizować, uwspółcześnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):modernizar, ...
Romanian:a moderniza, ...
Swedish:modernisera, uppdatera, ...
Thai:ทำให้ทันสมัย, ปรับปรุงให้ทันสมัย, ...
Turkish:modernize etmek, ...
Vietnamese:hiện đại hóa, làm hiện đại, ...

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