[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/modernised/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) / modernised

# modernised

adjective (modernised); verb form (past of «modernise»: modernise, modernises, modernised, modernising – UK; modernize, modernized – US)

«modernised» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made modern; changed with new equipment, methods or ideas so it is up to date: «a modernised kitchen». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#m1)
2. (verb, past) Past form of «modernise»: «They modernised the old school». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x1)
- Our school library has been modernised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x2)
- Japan modernised quickly in the late 1800s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x3)
- Grandma's modernised kitchen has an induction hob. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x4)
- The old fairy tale was modernised for the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x5)
- The hospital was modernised last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x6)
- The farm modernised its machines to save time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x7)
- The modernised version of the song uses electric guitars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x8)
- I have selected the incidents and modernised the spelling; otherwise the droll remains as it was told in Elizabethan times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/#x9)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «modernised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modernised/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«modernised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/modernised.html) on Mova free.