Synonyms for modernize
ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪzmod·ern·ize

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1. overhaul, modernize, moderniseverb

   make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

   "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

   Synonyms:
   pass, modernise, overhaul, overtake, develop

2. modernize, modernise, developverb

   become technologically advanced

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

   Synonyms:
   rise, grow, educate, produce, overhaul, spring up, modernise, explicate, make grow, develop, acquire, evolve, arise, germinate, break, train, build up, get, originate, uprise, recrudesce, formulate, prepare

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1. List of paraphrases for "modernize":

   modernise, modernizing, modernization, modernising, upgrade, modernisation, upgrading, modernized, modernizes, update, modern, revamp, modernised

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1. The Interior:

   The well control rule is a vital part of our extensive reform agenda to strengthen, update and modernize our offshore energy program using lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon.

2. Ben Cardin:

   It was not controversial that Pakistan needs to modernize its air force force and its counter insurgency and counter-terrorism activities, particularly in the mountainous territory of the border with Afghanistan.

3. Gregory Armstrong:

   Until they can figure out a way to modernize and do big things, we will never solve this problem. those are ramping up over the next 2 weeks( it takes time to get the systems in place to get samples from all over the country and to work through issues that inevitably arise during startup).

4. Max Bergmann:

   Ukriane has an immense logistical challenge : they have to shift a military that was rooted in Russian and Soviet equipment, and modernize towards using NATO equipment -- while fighting a war, the big open question is whether( they) can really incorporate the Western weaponry they're receiving being Russia can reconstitute their forces.

5. John Barrasso:

   We must modernize the Endangered Species Act in a way that empowers states, promotes the recovery of species, and allows local economies to thrive.