modernises

Brings up-to-date

Modernises is the British spelling of modernizes, meaning to update or bring something in line with current standards, methods, or technology.

A company modernises its equipment; a government modernises its laws.

The process often implies replacing what's outdated: The city modernised its transit system with contactless payment.

renovates

upgrade

Raise to higher standard

refurbish · remodel · renovate · rejuvenate · refresh · redesign · redevelop · restructure · reengineer · transform

innovates

pioneer

Early explorer or settler

breakthrough · disrupt · progress · cutting-edge · futuristic · forward-thinking · inventive · creative · trailblaze · reimagine

contemporises

update

New version or information

relevant · stylise · sleek · zeitgeist · fashionable · trendy · present-day · new-wave · chic · hip

digitises

automate

Make self-operating

integrate · software · cloud · platform · network · data · analytics · app · e-commerce · mobile

Opposites
temporal direction of change

modernisesreverts

Returns to earlier condition

antiquates · regresses

change vs. preservation

modernisespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

conserves · maintains · retains · safeguards · perpetuates

condition/quality trajectory

modernisesdegrades

Diminishes in quality

deteriorates · antiquates · neglects · runs down · dilapidates

Family

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G