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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Tanner will work directly with head coach Hubert Davis to modernize the program’s infrastructure, especially the Tar Heels’ recruiting and name, image and likeness efforts.
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Rather than dismissing tolling as an inequitable cash grab, policymakers should recognize it as a fair and necessary strategy to maintain and modernize transportation infrastructure.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
All eyes were on this new artist, who had modernized a música Mexicana subgenre that was mainly popular in the Northern regions of Mexico, and played in the rancho.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
Fintech investment’s 2024 dip to a seven-year low is the propitious moment for this investment category, too, to modernize.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Rather than dismissing tolling as an inequitable cash grab, policymakers should recognize it as a fair and necessary strategy to maintain and modernize transportation infrastructure.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
All eyes were on this new artist, who had modernized a música Mexicana subgenre that was mainly popular in the Northern regions of Mexico, and played in the rancho.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
Fintech investment’s 2024 dip to a seven-year low is the propitious moment for this investment category, too, to modernize.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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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