modernize
[ mod-er-nahyz ]
/ ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), mod·ern·ized, mod·ern·iz·ing.
verb (used without object), mod·ern·ized, mod·ern·iz·ing.
Also
especially British,
mod·ern·ise.
Origin of modernize
First recorded in 1740–50;
modern(ism) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM modernize
Words nearby modernize
moderne,
modernism,
modernist,
modernistic,
modernity,
modernize,
modersohn-becker,
modest,
modesto,
modesty,
modesty panel
Example sentences from the Web for modernize
British Dictionary definitions for modernize
modernize
modernise
/ (ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to make modern in appearance or style
to modernize a room
(intr)
to adopt modern ways, ideas, etc