- modernized, modernised - brought up to date; "modernized methods"
Antonym: regressive (indirect, via progressive)
- overhaul, modernize, modernise - make repairs or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"
--1 is one way to regenerate, renew
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- modernize, modernise, develop - become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
--2 is one way to change
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun modernization1
Somebody ----s somebody