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Definition modernize in British English

modernize verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/ˈmɒdə(r)naɪz/
1

if something modernizes, or if you modernize it, it becomes less old-fashioned as a result of new methods, equipment, or ideas

Example

They will continue to modernize the army.

Example

He argued that the Tory party had to modernize.

Definition modernize in British English