(v) become technologically advanced, Syn. modernise, develop, Example:Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace; Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
(v) make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to, Syn. modernize, modernise, Example:You should overhaul your car engine; overhaul the health care system
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Modernized p. pr. & vb. n. Modernizing ] [ Cf. F. moderniser. ] To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste. Percy. [ 1913 Webster ]
[富国强兵 / 富國強兵, fù guó qiáng bīngㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄥ] lit. rich country, strong soldiers; a slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (make the country wealthy and the military powerful, Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyouhei)#85661