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modernize
verb [I or T] (UK usually modernise) /ˈmɒd.ən.aɪz/
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪz/ Definition
› to make something more modern: Much of the house has been modernized. There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing working practices. If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.Restoring and reviving modernization (UK usually modernisation)
/ˌmɒd.ən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪ-/ noun [U] › The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.Restoring and reviving
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪ-/ noun [U] › The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.Restoring and reviving(Definition of modernize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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