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modernize

DEFINITIONS OF: modernize

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v make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

Synonyms:
modernise, overhaul
Types:
retrofit
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
Type of:
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

v become technologically advanced

“Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly”
Synonyms:
develop, modernise
build up, develop
change the use of and make available or usable
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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