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mod·ern·ize
(mŏd′ər-nīz′)v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es
v.tr.
To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update.
v.intr.
To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style.
mod′ern·i·za′tion (-ər-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
mod′ern·iz′er n.
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modernize
(ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz) ormodernise
vb
1. (Art Terms) (tr) to make modern in appearance or style: to modernize a room.
2. (intr) to adopt modern ways, ideas, etc
ˌmoderniˈzation, moderniˈsation n
ˈmodernˌizer, ˈmodernˌiser n
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mod•ern•ize
(ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to make modern; give a new or modern character to.
v.i. 2. to become modern; adopt modern ways.
[1740–50]
mod`ern•i•za′tion, n.
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modernize
Past participle: modernized
Gerund: modernizing
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| I modernize |
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| we modernize |
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| I modernized |
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| I am modernizing |
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| I have modernized |
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| I was modernizing |
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| we were modernizing |
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| I had modernized |
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| I will modernize |
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| I will have modernized |
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| I will be modernizing |
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| I will have been modernizing |
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| I would modernize |
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Verb 1. modernize - make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
retrofit - substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
2. [画像:modernize - become technologically advanced]modernize - become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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modernize
verb update, renew, revamp, remake, renovate, remodel, rejuvenate, make over, face-lift, bring up to date, rebrand There is a pressing need to modernize our electoral system.
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modernize
verbTo make modern in appearance or style:
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Translations
modernizovat
modernisere
à jourmodernisieren
nykyaikaistaa
modernizirati
modernizál
現代化する
현대화하다
modernizovať
modernisera
ทําให้ทันสมัย
modernize etmek modernleştirmek
hiện đại hoá
modernize
[ˈmɒdənaɪz]A. VT [+ methods, system] → modernizar, actualizar ; [+ building] → modernizar
B. VI → modernizarse, actualizarse
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modernize
[ˈmɒdərnaɪz] modernise (British) vt → moderniser modern languages npl → langues fpl vivantesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
modernize
vt → modernisieren
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modern
(ˈmodən) adjective belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient. modern furniture/clothes. modern عَصْري съвременен moderno moderní modern moderne σύγχρονος, μοντέρνος moderno moodne نو moderni moderne מודרני आधुनिक moderan modern modern nútíma- moderno 現代の 현대의 modernus, šiuolaikiškas, dabartinis moderns, mūsdienu- moden modern moderne, nyere współczesny, nowoczesny موډرن،نوى moderno modern современный moderný moderen savremen modern สมัยใหม่ modern 現代的 сучасний جدید hiện đại 现代的
moˈdernity (-ˈdəː-) noun modernheid عَصْرِيَّه съвременност modernidade modernost die Modernität modernitet η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. μοντέρνο(ς) modernidad tänapäevasus تجدد modernisuus modernité מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिकता modernost korszerűség kemodernan nÿtískuleiki; nútímaviðhorf/-hugsunarháttur modernità 현대성 šiuolaikiškumas, naujoviškumas mūsdienīgums; jauninājums kemodenan moderniteit modernitet نوى كول modernitate современность modernosť modernost savremenost modern- itet, nymodighet ความทันสมัย modernlik, çağdaşlık 現代性 сучасність حداثت tính chất hiện đại 现代性
ˈmodernness noun moderniteit عَصْرِيَّه модерност modernidade modernost die Modernität det at være moderne η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. μοντέρνο(ς) modernidad modernsus تازگی modernisuus modernité מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिकता suvremenost modernség kemodernan nÿtískuleiki modernità 現代性 현대식 šiuolaikiškumas, naujoviškumas mūsdienīgums bersifat moden modernheid det som er moderne nowoczesność نوى والى modernidade modernitate современность modernosť modernost savremenost modernitet ความทันสมัย modernlik, çağdaşlık 現代 сучасність جدیدیت sự hiện đại 现代
ˈmodernize, ˈmodernise verb to bring up to date. We should modernize the education system. moderniseer يُعَصِّر،يُحَدِّث обновявам modernizar (z)modernizovat modernisieren modernisere εκσυγχρονίζω modernizar tänapäevaseks muutma نوین کردن nykyaikaistaa moderniser לְחַדֵש आधुनिक बनाना modernizirati modernizál memodernkan færa til nútímahorfs modernizzare 近代化する 현대화하다 (su)modernizuoti, moderninti modernizēt memodenkan moderniseren oppdatere, modernisere unowocześnić نوى كول modernizar a moderniza модернизировать (z)modernizovať posodobiti modernizovati modern-isera ทําให้ทันสมัย modernleştirmek 現代化 модернізувати تجدید کرنا hiện đại hóa 使现代化
ˌmoderniˈzation, ˌmoderniˈsation noun modernisering عَصْرَنَه، تَحْديث модернизация modernização modernizace die Modernisierung modernisering εκσυγχρονισμός modernización nüüdisajastamine نو سازی nykyaikaistaminen modernisation מוֹדֶרנִיזַציָה आधुनिकीकरण modernizacija korszerűsítés modernisasi það að færa til nútímahorfs modernizzazione 近代化 현대화 modernizacija modernizācija pemodenan modernisering oppdatering, modernisering modernizacja بيا جوړونه modernização modernizare модернизация modernizácia posodobitev modernizacija modernisering การทําให้ทันสมัย modernleştirme 現代化 модернізація جدید سازی sự hiện đại hóa 现代化
modern language a language spoken nowadays (as opposed to ancient Greek, Latin etc). moderne taal لُغَه عَصْرِيَّه съвременен език língua moderna živý jazyk lebende Sprache moderne sprog γλώσσα που έχει φυσικούς ομιλητές lengua moderna nüüdiskeel زبان nykykieli langue vivante שָׂפוֹת מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिक भाषा suvremen jezik élő nyelv bahasa modern lifandi tungumál lingua moderna 現代語 현대 언어 dabartinė/gyva kalba jaunā (mūsdienu) valoda bahasa moden moderne taal levende språk język współczesny د نن ورځى ژبه línguas modernas limbă modernă новый язык živý jazyk živ jezik savremeni jezik modernt språk ภาษาที่ใช้พูดปัจจุบัน yaşayan dil 現代語言 нова мова حالیہ دور کی زبان ngôn ngữ hiện đại 近代语言
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modernize
→ يُحَدِّثُ modernizovat modernisere modernisieren εκσυγχρονίζω modernizar nykyaikaistaa moderniser modernizirati rimodernare 現代化する 현대화하다 moderniseren modernisere zmodernizować modernizar модернизировать modernisera ทําให้ทันสมัย modernize etmek hiện đại hoá 使现代化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009