modernize
verb
mod·ern·ize
ˈmä-dər-ˌnīz 
modernized; modernizing
: to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage)
: to adopt modern ways
modernizer
noun
Examples of modernize in a Sentence
We're modernizing our kitchen with a new oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
The country recently announced plans to begin modernizing its army.
The school needs a building with modernized classrooms.
Older companies will need to modernize quickly if they are to survive in today's economy.
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African Parks is trying to square modernizing the country with preserving the wildlife.
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Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
This old Japanese order run by traditional people was ultra-conservative (e.g., social mobility was outlawed) and was replaced by revolutionaries who were relatively progressive and changed everything by reinstating the powers of a modernizing emperor.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
The former executive is credited with reshaping and modernizing CNN to compete against upstarts Fox and MSNBC.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 June 2024
The objective is to modernize older versions of cooperation documents signed by the two countries in 1961, 2000, and 2001, according to reports.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 June 2024
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Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
This old Japanese order run by traditional people was ultra-conservative (e.g., social mobility was outlawed) and was replaced by revolutionaries who were relatively progressive and changed everything by reinstating the powers of a modernizing emperor.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
The former executive is credited with reshaping and modernizing CNN to compete against upstarts Fox and MSNBC.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 June 2024
The objective is to modernize older versions of cooperation documents signed by the two countries in 1961, 2000, and 2001, according to reports.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 June 2024
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modernize
verb
mod·ern·ize
ˈmäd-ər-ˌnīz
modernized; modernizing
: to make or become modern
especially
: to change to suit present styles, tastes, or needs
modernization
noun
ˌmäd-ər-nə-ˈzā-shən
modernizer
noun
ˈmäd-ər-ˌnī-zər
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