modernize

Other forms of modernize

past tense

modernized·

present participle

modernizing·

third person

modernizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about modernize

What does modernize mean?

modernize means "make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in modernize?

modernize has 3 syllables: mo-der-nize. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdɚˌnaɪz/.

What is another word for modernize?

Close synonyms include overhaul, modernise, modernise, develop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is modernize a common word?

modernize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with modernize?

35 words rhyme with modernize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.