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单词 modernizing
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modernizingn.

Brit. /ˈmɒdənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈmɒdn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s– modernising, 1800s– modernizing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modernize v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < modernize v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier modernization n.
The action of modernize v.; modernization.
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the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] > modernity > modernizing
modernization1770
modernizing1829
updating1959
aggiornamento1962
update1968
1829 W. Hazlitt in Atlas 4 Oct. 648/3 Pope and Swift require a little modernizing to accommodate them to ‘ears polite’.
1885 Athenæum 25 Apr. 533/2 Capt. Burton is justly severe on the unwarrantable modernizing of Camoëns.
1904 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 309/1 The modernising spirit has taken hold of the Statistical Department.
1994 Guardian 18 June 29/1 When so much is made of Labour's modernising..what could be more unmodern than a requirement for women-only shortlists?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

modernizingadj.

Brit. /ˈmɒdənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈmɒdn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s– modernising, 1800s– modernizing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modernize v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < modernize v. + -ing suffix2.
That modernizes or brings up to date.
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the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern > modernizing
modernizing1878
1878 Mind 3 90 Two occupants of philosophical chairs..are mentioned as inclined to Platonic doctrines, meaning apparently some form of modernising eclecticism.
1883 Harper's Mag. July 166/1 The place has missed the modernizing influences of the iron road.
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 70/2 It explains how Sheetrock can be used in either new or modernizing work.
1983 Rev. Eng. Stud. Aug. 301 The modernizing editor has the advantage in both examples of this kind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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