modernized US
ˈmɒdəˌnaɪzd
See also: modernised (UK)
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Definition of modernized - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

updatedUSbrought up to date with new featuresUS
  • The modernized kitchen now has smart appliances.
  • The modernized office features ergonomic furniture.
  • Our modernized website offers a better user experience.
refurbished renovated updated
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Origin of modernized

Latin, modernus (modern) + ize (to make)

Terms with modernized included in their meaning

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modern
modernized or brought up to date
ongoing change
in the process of being updated or modernized
fashion
updated or modernized in style
innovation
modernized or updated
language variant
modernized version of the Esperanto language
PKMacr.
acr: Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanny
modernized Russian machine gun used by military
outdated
not updated or modernized

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  1. French:modernisé, ...
  2. German:modernisiert, ...
  3. Italian:modernizzato, ...
  4. Spanish:modernizado, ...
  5. Portuguese:modernizado, ...
  6. Chinese:现代化的, ...
  7. Japanese:現代化された, ...
  8. Arabic:مُحَدَّث, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְמוּדְרָן, ...
  10. Russian:модернизированный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:оновлений, ...
  12. Hindi:आधुनिकीकृत, ...
modernize US
ˈmɑːdərˌnaɪz
See also: modernise (UK)

Definition of modernize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.
1.
system upgradeUSchange a system by replacing old methodsUS
  • The company plans to modernize its production process.
overhaul revamp update
2.
new ideasUSchange by using new ideas, styles, or waysUS
  • 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)

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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  1. French:moderniser, rénover, ...
  2. German:modernisieren, ...
  3. Italian:modernizzare, ...
  4. Spanish:modernizar, ...
  5. Portuguese:modernizar, ...
  6. Chinese:现代化, 使现代化, ...
  7. Japanese:近代化する, ...
  8. Arabic:حَدَّثَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְעַדְכֵּן, לְחַדֵּשׁ, ...
  10. Russian:модернизировать, осовременить, ...
  11. Ukrainian:модернізувати, оновити, ...
  12. Hindi:आधुनिक बनाना, नवीनीकरण करना, ...

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