modernize

See also: modernizē

English

Alternative forms

• modernise

Etymology

From modern +‎ -ize or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French moderniser

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdənaɪz/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/
• Hyphenation: mod‧ern‧ize

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.
2. (intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways

Synonyms

• (make (something old) modern): bring/make up to date, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, upgrade

Derived terms

• modernizable
• modernization
• modernized
• modernizer

Translations

bring something up to date

• Catalan: modernitzar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 現代化／现代化 (zh) (xiàndàihuà), 现代化 (zh) (xiàndàihuà), 近代化 (zh) (jìndàihuà)

• Czech: modernizovat
• Dutch: moderniseren (nl)
• Finnish: uudenaikaistaa, nykyaikaistaa, modernisoida
• French: moderniser (fr)
• German: modernisieren (de)
• Hungarian: modernizál (hu), korszerűsít (hu)
• Indonesian: memutakhirkan (id), memodernkan (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: modernizzare (it)
• Japanese: 近代化する (ja) (きんだいかする, kindaika suru), 現代化する (ja) (げんだいかする, kendaika suru)
• Macedonian: осовременува (osovremenuva), модернизи́ра (modernizíra)
• Polish: modernizować impf, zmodernizować pf, unowocześniać impf, unowocześnić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: modernizar (pt)
• Russian: модернизи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (modɛrnizírovatʹ)
• Slovene: posodobiti, modernizirati
• Spanish: modernizar (es)
• Swedish: modernisera (sv)

become modern

• Finnish: uudistua, nykyaikaistua, modernisoitua
• Macedonian: се осовременува (se osovremenuva), се модернизи́ра (se modernizíra)
• Polish: modernizować się impf, zmodernizować się pf, unowocześniać się impf, unowocześnić się (pl) pf
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: modernizar-se (pt)
• Russian: модернизи́роваться (ru) impf or pf (modɛrnizírovatʹsja)
• Spanish: modernizarse (es)

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