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modernized

modernized is the simple past and past participle of modernize.

Meaning of modernize

Verb

modernize (third-person singular simple present modernizes, present participle modernizing, simple past and past participle modernized)

  1. (transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.
    Synonyms:
    bring, make up to date, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, upgrade
  2. (intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways

Forms of modernized

comparativemore modernized
superlativemost modernized

Words formed from modernized

Questions about modernized

What is modernized the simple past and past participle of?
Modernized is the simple past and past participle of modernize.

Words near modernized in the dictionary

  1. modernity
  2. modernizable
  3. modernization
  4. modernizations
  5. modernize
  6. modernized
  7. modernizer
  8. modernizers
  9. modernizes
  10. modernizing
  11. modernly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: modernized (page history and authors); modernize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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