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modernize

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Main Entry: mod·ern·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-dər-ˌnīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mod·ern·ized; mod·ern·iz·ing

Date: 1748

transitive verb : to make modern (as in taste, style, or usage)intransitive verb : to adopt modern ways

— mod·ern·iz·er noun

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