"modernize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɒdənaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-modernize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: modernizes [present, singular, third-person], modernizing [participle, present], modernized [participle, past], modernized [past]
Etymology: From modern + -ize or French moderniser. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|modern|ize}} modern + -ize, {{der|en|fr|moderniser}} French moderniser Head templates: {{en-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 (transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms (make (something old) modern): bring, make up to date, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, upgrade Translations (bring something up to date): modernizoj (Albanian), мадэрнізава́ць (madernizavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), асуча́сніваць (asučásnivacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), асуча́сніць (asučásnicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), модернизирам (moderniziram) (Bulgarian), осъвременявам (osǎvremenjavam) (Bulgarian), modernitzar (Catalan), 現代化 (Chinese Mandarin), 现代化 (xiàndàihuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 近代化 (jìndàihuà) (Chinese Mandarin), modernizovat (Czech), moderniseren (Dutch), uudenaikaistaa (Finnish), nykyaikaistaa (Finnish), modernisoida (Finnish), uudistaa (Finnish), moderniser (French), modernizar (Galician), modernisieren (German), εκμοντερνίζω (ekmonternízo) (Greek), μοντερνίζω (monternízo) (Greek), modernizál (Hungarian), korszerűsít (Hungarian), nútímavæða (Icelandic), memutakhirkan (Indonesian), memodernkan (Indonesian), modernizzare (Italian), 近代化する (kindaika suru) (alt: きんだいかする) (Japanese), 現代化する (kendaika suru) (alt: げんだいかする) (Japanese), жаңарту (jañartu) (Kazakh), жаңғырту (jañğyrtu) (Kazakh), жетілдіру (jetıldıru) (Kazakh), осовременува (osovremenuva) (Macedonian), модернизи́ра (modernizíra) (Macedonian), ആധുനികീകരിക്കുക (ādhunikīkarikkuka) (Malayalam), modernizować [imperfective] (Polish), zmodernizować [perfective] (Polish), unowocześniać [imperfective] (Polish), unowocześnić [perfective] (Polish), modernizar (Portuguese), модернизи́ровать (modɛrnizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), осовреме́нивать (osovreménivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), осовреме́нить (osovreménitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), posodobiti (Slovene), modernizirati (Slovene), modernizar (Spanish), modernisera (Swedish), модернізува́ти (modernizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), осуча́снювати (osučásnjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), осуча́снити (osučásnyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-modernize-en-verb-~4yeHGz9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'make (something old) modern': 79 21 Disambiguation of 'bring something up to date': 98 2
  2. (intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways Tags: intransitive Translations (become modern): modernizoj (Albanian), мадэрнізава́цца (madernizavácca) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), асуча́снівацца (asučásnivacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), асуча́сніцца (asučásnicca) [perfective] (Belarusian), модернизирам се (moderniziram se) (Bulgarian), uudistua (Finnish), nykyaikaistua (Finnish), modernisoitua (Finnish), modernizarse (Galician), се осовременува (se osovremenuva) (Macedonian), се модернизи́ра (se modernizíra) (Macedonian), modernizować się [imperfective] (Polish), zmodernizować się [perfective] (Polish), unowocześniać się [imperfective] (Polish), unowocześnić się [perfective] (Polish), modernizar-se (Portuguese), модернизи́роваться (modɛrnizírovatʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), осовреме́ниваться (osovreménivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), осовреме́ниться (osovreménitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), modernizarse (Spanish), модернізува́тися (modernizuvátysja) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), осуча́снюватися (osučásnjuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), осуча́снитися (osučásnytysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-modernize-en-verb-Vv2xFSYx Disambiguation of 'become modern': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: modernise (english: non-Oxford British English) Derived forms: modernizable, modernization, modernized, modernizer, modernizing

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} modernize
  1. inflection of modernizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: modernizar
    Sense id: en-modernize-pt-verb-Be7T7sZf Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of modernizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: modernizar
    Sense id: en-modernize-pt-verb-HXXpLQHn

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "madernizavácʹ",
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "osǎvremenjavam",
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          "word": "осъвременявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernitzar"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "現代化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiàndàihuà",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "现代化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìndàihuà",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "近代化"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizovat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "moderniseren"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "uudenaikaistaa"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "nykyaikaistaa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernisoida"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "uudistaa"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "moderniser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernisieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ekmonternízo",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "εκμοντερνίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "monternízo",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "μοντερνίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "korszerűsít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "nútímavæða"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "memutakhirkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "memodernkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "きんだいかする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kindaika suru",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "近代化する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "げんだいかする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kendaika suru",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "現代化する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jañartu",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "жаңарту"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jañğyrtu",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "жаңғырту"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jetıldıru",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "жетілдіру"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "osovremenuva",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "осовременува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "modernizíra",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "модернизи́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "ādhunikīkarikkuka",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "ആധുനികീകരിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "modernizować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zmodernizować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "unowocześniać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "unowocześnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "modɛrnizírovatʹ",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "модернизи́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "osovreménivatʹ",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "осовреме́нивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "osovreménitʹ",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "осовреме́нить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "posodobiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizirati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "word": "modernisera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "modernizuváty",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "модернізува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "osučásnjuvaty",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "осуча́снювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "osučásnyty",
          "sense": "bring something up to date",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "осуча́снити"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways"
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        "(intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "modernizoj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "madernizavácca",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "мадэрнізава́цца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "asučásnivacca",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "асуча́снівацца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "asučásnicca",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "асуча́сніцца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "moderniziram se",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "модернизирам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "uudistua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "nykyaikaistua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "modernisoitua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "modernizarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "se osovremenuva",
          "sense": "become modern",
          "word": "се осовременува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "become modern",
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        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "unowocześniać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "unowocześnić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "word": "modernizar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modɛrnizírovatʹsja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "модернизи́роваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osovreménivatʹsja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "осовреме́ниваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osovreménitʹsja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осовреме́ниться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "word": "modernizarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "modernizuvátysja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "модернізува́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "osučásnjuvatysja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "осуча́снюватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "osučásnytysja",
      "sense": "become modern",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осуча́снитися"
    }
  ],
  "word": "modernize"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese non-lemma forms",
    "Portuguese verb forms"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "modernize",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "modernizar"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of modernizar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "first/third-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modernizar",
          "modernizar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of modernizar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "modernizar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of modernizar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modernizar",
          "modernizar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of modernizar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "modernize"
}

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