Akademik

modernise

verb

1. become technologically advanced

- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace

- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly

• Syn: ↑modernize, ↑develop

• Derivationally related forms: ↑development (for: ↑develop), ↑modernisation, ↑modernization (for: ↑modernize)

• Hypernyms: ↑change

• Verb Group: ↑build up, ↑develop

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s somebody

2. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

- You should overhaul your car engine

- overhaul the health care system

• Derivationally related forms: ↑overhaul (for: ↑overhaul)

• Hypernyms: ↑regenerate, ↑renew

• Hyponyms: ↑retrofit

• Entailment:

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

Useful english dictionary. 2012.