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Definition of modernize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    modernize

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈmɑdərˌnaɪz//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they modernize
     
    he / she / it modernizes
     
    past simple modernized
     
    -ing form modernizing
     
     
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  1. 1[transitive] modernize something to make a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time synonym update The company is investing $9 million to modernize its factories.
  2. 2[intransitive] to start using modern equipment, ideas, etc. Unfortunately we lack the resources to modernize.
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NAmE//ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable]See modernize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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