modernize B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/ UK /ˈmɒdənaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #48201 Meanings 1 verb To make something old or out of date more modern by changing it or adding new things. The company spent millions to modernize its old factories. 2 verb To start using modern ways or technology. The country worked hard to modernize after the war. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something old or... updaterenovateupgraderenew 2 verb · to start using modern ways... develop Word family Forms modernizedmodernizesmodernizing Derived forms demodernizemodernizablemodernizationmodernizedmodernizermodernizingovermodernizeunmodernize Etymology AI details From modern + -ize or French moderniser. moderniser French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # modernize **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒdənaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 48201 ## Meanings 1. To make something old or out of date more modern by changing it or adding new things. 2. To start using modern ways or technology. ## Examples - The company spent millions to modernize its old factories. - The country worked hard to modernize after the war. ## Derived Forms - demodernize - modernizable - modernization - modernized - modernizer - modernizing - overmodernize - unmodernize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: moderniser - Affix: -ize - to make ## Etymology From modern + -ize or French moderniser. ## AI Etymology Modernize comes from modern + -ize or French moderniser. In present-day English its meanings include to make something old or out of date more modern by changing it or adding new things and to start using modern ways or technology. Related and derived forms include demodernize, modernizable, and modernization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown