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modernised

modernised is the simple past and past participle of modernise.

Adjective

modernised (comparative more modernised, superlative most modernised)

  1. (UK) That has undergone modernisation.
    • […] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary...1958 January, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15

Forms of modernised

comparativemore modernised
superlativemost modernised

Words formed from modernised

Questions about modernised

What does modernised mean?
Modernised means that has undergone modernisation.
What is modernised the simple past and past participle of?
Modernised is the simple past and past participle of modernise.
What part of speech is modernised?
Modernised is an adjective.

Words near modernised in the dictionary

  1. moderning up
  2. modernisable
  3. modernisation
  4. modernisations
  5. modernise
  6. modernised
  7. moderniser
  8. modernisers
  9. modernises
  10. modernish
  11. modernising

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