modernize Syllabification: (mod·ern·ize)Pronunciation: /ˈmädərˌnīz/Translate modernize | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of modernize verb [with object] adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods:a five-year plan to modernize Algerian agricultureDerivatives modernizationPronunciation: /ˌmädərnəˈzāSHən/ noun modernizer noun modernize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of modernize in the British & World English dictionary
