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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So Martinez and her husband hunkered down for six hours in the ferry parking lot, waiting for the storm to pass while hashing out a plan to sell their 1920s home in California, move across the country with their two daughters, and modernize the 1807 house before the next school year—no small feat.
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Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: While the stage production is still set in prohibition-era Chicago, it's been modernized with a few twists for today's audiences.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Insurers and providers who don't modernize and take a customer-centric approach will not survive, and healthcare advocacy and navigation companies like Sheer Health will continue to thrive.
—Aubrie Pagano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The massive Gateway project is ultimately meant to double rail capacity across the New Jersey Meadowlands and into New York Penn Station while modernizing and expanding an aging section of the Northeast Corridor rail line.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: While the stage production is still set in prohibition-era Chicago, it's been modernized with a few twists for today's audiences.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Insurers and providers who don't modernize and take a customer-centric approach will not survive, and healthcare advocacy and navigation companies like Sheer Health will continue to thrive.
—Aubrie Pagano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The massive Gateway project is ultimately meant to double rail capacity across the New Jersey Meadowlands and into New York Penn Station while modernizing and expanding an aging section of the Northeast Corridor rail line.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernize. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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