modernize

Other spellings

• (UK) modernise

Word parts

modern + -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɒdənaɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: mod‧ern‧ize

Verb

Plain form modernize

Third-person singular modernizes

Past tense modernized

Past participle modernized

Present participle modernizing

1. (transitive) If you modernize an old or outdated thing, you make it modern in design or function.

Related words

• modern