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Synonyms of modernize in English:

modernize


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verb

1‘the company is investing $9m to modernize its manufacturing facilities’

SYNONYMS
update, bring up to date, bring into the twenty-first century, drag into the twenty-first century, lead into the twenty-first century, march into the twenty-first century, streamline, rationalize, technologize, overhaul, develop
renovate, rebuild, reindustrialize, remodel, refashion, retouch, remake, redo, refresh, revamp, make over, rejuvenate, redecorate, refurbish
informal do over, tart up

2‘if we don't modernize, we will lose our competitive edge’

SYNONYMS
get up to date, move with the times, innovate, make alterations, make changes
informal get in the swim, drag oneself into the twenty-first century, get on the ball, get with it