MODERNIZE


Meaning of MODERNIZE in English

(~s, modernizing, ~d)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'modernise'

To ~ something such as a system or a factory means to change it by replacing old equipment or methods with new ones.

...plans to ~ the refinery...

VERB: V n

modernizing

In effect, modernizing societies are portrayed as battlegrounds.

ADJ

modernization

...a five-year modernization programme.

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