modernize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒd(ə)nʌɪz/
(also modernise)

verb

[with object]
  • adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods: he modernized the health service

Derivatives

modernization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

modernizer

noun