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modernize v. [
overhaul, modernise] make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
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modernize v. [
modernise, develop] become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
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