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modernise

Other forms: modernised; modernising; modernises

Definitions of modernise
  1. verb
    make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
    synonyms: modernize, overhaul
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    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
  2. verb
    become technologically advanced
    synonyms: develop, modernize
    build up, develop
    change the use of and make available or usable
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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