modernize
pronunciation
How to pronounce modernize in British English:
UK [ˈmɒdənaɪz]
How to pronounce modernize in American English:
US [ˈmɑdərnaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make repairs or adjustments to
- become technologically advanced
Word Origin
- modernize (v.)
- 1748, from modern + -ize, or from French moderniser. Related: Modernized; modernizing; modernizer.
Example
- 1. China needs to elaborate on plans to modernize its flagging academic journals .
- 2. China is investing heavily in research and technology to modernize its agriculture .
- 3. Economists say the measures are necessary to bring down debt and modernize greece 's economy .
- 4. Now diageo is seeking to modernize the brand and take it beyond china and hong kong .
- 5. Navy officials have argued that license production of mistral-class ships would help modernize russia 's aging industries .