modernize

Words with a similar base: modernize

'modernize'

[overhaul.v.02] as in: make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

Examples:
You should overhaul your car engine
overhaul the health care system

'modernize'

[modernize.v.02] as in: become technologically advanced

Examples:
Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly

Origins

					modernize (English)
├── -ize (English)
│   └── -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── -iser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── -izare (Latin)
│               └── -ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── modern (English)
    └── moderne (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

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