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mod•ern•ize
Pronunciation: (mod'ur-nīz"), [key]
—v., -ized, -iz•ing.
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v.t.
to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to:
to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
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v.i.
to become modern; adopt modern ways, views, etc.
Also, esp. Brit.,mod'ern•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.