English > modernize: 2 senses > verb 1, changeMeaning | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Synonyms | overhaul, modernise |
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Entails | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
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Narrower | retrofit | Substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones |
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Broader | regenerate, renew | reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new |
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Spanish | modernizar, reacondicionar, repasar, revisar |
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Catalan | modernitzar, repassar, revisar |
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