modernize
verb
mod·ern·ize
ˈmä-dər-ˌnīz 
modernized; modernizing
: to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage)
: to adopt modern ways
modernizer
noun
Examples of modernize in a Sentence
We're modernizing our kitchen with a new oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
The country recently announced plans to begin modernizing its army.
The school needs a building with modernized classrooms.
Older companies will need to modernize quickly if they are to survive in today's economy.
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Like the French painter modernizing the 19th century tradition of a subservient and reclining female figure for the assertive 20th century, the American artist inserts contemporary signals, including photographic collage and rhinestones, to update and remake the theme for the 21st century.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Under leadership hired in early 2023, Little Rock Public Radio -- Central Arkansas' National Public Radio network affiliate -- is moving to a new location and revamping their infrastructure in a push to modernize the station.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Until 1983, when Pope John Paul II attempted to modernize the process, a Cause could not even be opened until the candidate had been dead for 50 years.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Some of the earliest pleas for change came from local physicians and state health officials, alarmed by Idaho’s refusal to modernize its approach to death investigations.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Under leadership hired in early 2023, Little Rock Public Radio -- Central Arkansas' National Public Radio network affiliate -- is moving to a new location and revamping their infrastructure in a push to modernize the station.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Until 1983, when Pope John Paul II attempted to modernize the process, a Cause could not even be opened until the candidate had been dead for 50 years.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Some of the earliest pleas for change came from local physicians and state health officials, alarmed by Idaho’s refusal to modernize its approach to death investigations.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernize. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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modernize
verb
mod·ern·ize
ˈmäd-ər-ˌnīz
modernized; modernizing
: to make or become modern
especially
: to change to suit present styles, tastes, or needs
modernization
noun
ˌmäd-ər-nə-ˈzā-shən
modernizer
noun
ˈmäd-ər-ˌnī-zər
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