1. -> see modernize
1. It aims to modernise the countryside, which has fallen behind in China's race to expand.
2. China I hope that you never modernise to the standards of the West as all the fun in life would vanish.
3. This crisis showed the IOC members how much they needed to modernise their institution.
4. Commentators say this is bound to help the royals'image of being able to adapt and modernise.
verb
1. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
e.g. You should overhaul your car engine
overhaul the health care system
2. become technologically advanced
e.g. Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly