Modernize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

become technologically advanced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒdənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒdənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz/.

Examples

You should overhaul your car engine
overhaul the health care system
Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

modernise develop overhaul

Parts of Speech

verb	make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to “You should overhaul your car engine”
verb	become technologically advanced “Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace”

Word Forms

overhaul	noun	periodic maintenance on a car or machine
modernization	noun	making modern in appearance or behavior
modernisation	noun	making modern in appearance or behavior
development	noun	act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

modernisieren

Reparaturen, Renovierungen, Überarbeitungen oder Anpassungen vornehmen

🇫🇷French

moderniser

effectuer des réparations, des rénovations, des révisions ou des ajustements à

🇪🇸Spanish

modernizar

realizar reparaciones, renovaciones, revisiones o ajustes a

🇮🇹Italian

modernizzare

effettuare riparazioni, ristrutturazioni, revisioni o adeguamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

moderniseren

reparaties, renovaties, revisies of aanpassingen uitvoeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

modernizar

fazer reparos, renovações, revisões ou ajustes em

🇷🇺Russian

модернизировать

производить ремонт, реконструкцию, доработку или корректировку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधुनिकीकरण

मरम्मत, नवीनीकरण, संशोधन या समायोजन करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আধুনিকীকরণ

মেরামত, সংস্কার, সংশোধন বা সামঞ্জস্য করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நவீனப்படுத்துகின்றன

பழுது, புதுப்பித்தல், திருத்தங்கள் அல்லது சரிசெய்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధునికీకరించండి

మరమ్మతులు, పునర్నిర్మాణాలు, పునర్విమర్శలు లేదా సర్దుబాట్లు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आधुनिकीकरण

दुरुस्ती, नूतनीकरण, पुनरावृत्ती किंवा समायोजन करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધુનિકીકરણ

સમારકામ, નવીનીકરણ, પુનરાવર્તન અથવા ગોઠવણો કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧುನಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ರಿಪೇರಿ, ನವೀಕರಣ, ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരിക്കുക

അറ്റകുറ്റപ്പണികൾ, നവീകരണം, പുനരവലോകനങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമീകരണങ്ങൾ എന്നിവ നടത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਧੁਨਿਕੀਕਰਨ

ਮੁਰੰਮਤ, ਮੁਰੰਮਤ, ਸੰਸ਼ੋਧਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਯੋਜਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جدید بنانا

مرمت، تزئین و آرائش، نظر ثانی یا ایڈجسٹمنٹ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

现代化

进行修理、翻新、修改或调整

🇯🇵Japanese

近代化する

～の修理、改修、改訂、または調整を行う

🇰🇷Korean

현대화하다

수리, 개조, 수정 또는 조정을 수행합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện đại hóa

thực hiện sửa chữa, cải tạo, sửa đổi hoặc điều chỉnh đối với

🇹🇭Thai

ทันสมัย

ทำการซ่อมแซม ปรับปรุง แก้ไข หรือปรับปรุง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memodernisasi

melakukan perbaikan, renovasi, revisi atau penyesuaian

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing makabago

gumawa ng mga pagkukumpuni, pagsasaayos, pagbabago o pagsasaayos sa

🇲🇾Malay

memodenkan

membuat pembaikan, pengubahsuaian, semakan atau pelarasan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحديث

إجراء إصلاحات أو تجديدات أو مراجعات أو تعديلات عليها

🇮🇷Persian

مدرن کردن

انجام تعمیرات، بازسازی، بازنگری یا تنظیمات

🇹🇷Turkish

modernleştirmek

onarım, yenileme, revizyon veya ayarlamalar yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַדֵשׁ

לבצע תיקונים, שיפוצים, תיקונים או התאמות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'modernize'?

The primary meaning of 'modernize' is 'make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'modernize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'modernize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'modernize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'modernize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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