modernised

Everyday

1. Made modern; changed with new equipment, methods or ideas so it is up to date: «a modernised kitchen». tree →
2. (verb, past) Past form of «modernise»: «They modernised the old school». tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, countries «modernised» with railways, factories and schools, for example Japan after 1868. In everyday life, old buildings, trains and kitchens are modernised. Phrases: «a newly modernised station», «fully modernised», «modernised version».

Examples

• The station was modernised with lifts and new screens. tree →
• Our school library has been modernised. tree →
• Japan modernised quickly in the late 1800s. tree →
• Grandma's modernised kitchen has an induction hob. tree →
• The old fairy tale was modernised for the film. tree →
• The hospital was modernised last year. tree →
• The farm modernised its machines to save time. tree →
• The modernised version of the song uses electric guitars. tree →
• I have selected the incidents and modernised the spelling; otherwise the droll remains as it was told in Elizabethan times. tree →

Note

UK/Australia/NZ/Ireland usually spell «modernised»; US/Canada «modernized». Both correct. Related: modern, modernisation. Not a maths word.