"unmodernize" meaning in English

See unmodernize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unmodernizes [present, singular, third-person], unmodernizing [participle, present], unmodernized [participle, past], unmodernized [past]
Etymology: un- + modernize Etymology templates: {{affix|en|un-|modernize}} un- + modernize Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmodernize (third-person singular simple present unmodernizes, present participle unmodernizing, simple past and past participle unmodernized)
  1. (uncommon) To demodernize. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-unmodernize-en-verb-xa5A5m2b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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