Dictionary![]() ![]() mod•ern•izePronunciation: (mod'ur-nīz"), [key] —v., -ized, -iz•ing. —v.t. to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen. —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.
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