Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modernise

/ˈmɒdənaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: mod-ernise
IPA: /ˈmɒdənaɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of modernize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The principal locomotive workshops now in use are those of the former Rhymney Railway at Caerphilly, modernised and re-equipped to meet the requirements of the new regime."
"The same applies to the toilets. Simply the ability to remove those labels that read "do not flush while the train is at a station" (a sticker that dates a train as 'old') modernises them no end."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɒdənaɪz/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

modernises (present, singular) modernising (participle, present) modernised (participle, past) modernised (past)

Derived Forms

modernisable modernisation modernised moderniser

Synonyms

overhaul modernize develop

Questions

How do you pronounce modernise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒdənaɪz/.
What does modernise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of modernize.

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