verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1748 transitive verb to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage), intransitive verb to adopt modern ways, ~r noun
MODERNIZE
Meaning of MODERNIZE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012