Modernize
/ˈmɒd.ən.aɪz/noun
To make something conform to modern styles, methods, or ideas.
Did you know?The word is built from Latin roots meaning “just now,” so modernity itself began as a way of saying something belongs to the present moment, not the past.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
modernus
“belonging to the present time; recent”
Middle French
Old French
moderniser
“to make modern”
16th Century
English
modern
“of the present or recent times”
19th Century
English
modernize
“to make modern in style, practice, or outlook”
Modern English
English
modernize
“to update or bring into conformity with current standards”