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Meaning of modernise | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈmɒdənaɪz

Definitions

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of modernize.

UK, alt-of, nonstandard

Equivalents

Ελληνικά συγχρονίζω
Français modernisé
Tiếng Việt canh tân đổi mới

Examples

“The principal locomotive workshops now in use are those of the former Rhymney Railway at Caerphilly, modernised and re-equipped to meet the requirements of the new regime.”
“The same applies to the toilets. Simply the ability to remove those labels that read "do not flush while the train is at a station" (a sticker that dates a train as 'old') modernises them no end.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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