modernize

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒdənaɪz/    美 /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc. transitive
  2. To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways intransitive

词形变化

modernizes present,singular,third-person modernizing participle,present modernized participle,past modernized past modernise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
demodernize modernizable modernization modernized modernizer modernizing overmodernize unmodernize

词源

From modern + -ize or French moderniser.
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