Definition of Modernises

1. Verb. (third-person singular of modernise) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Modernises

1. modernise [v] - See also: modernise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Modernises

modern man
modern pentathlon
modern physics
modern times
modern world
moderner
modernes
modernest
modernisable
modernisation
modernisations
modernise
modernised
moderniser
modernisers
modernises (current term)
modernising
modernism
modernisms
modernist
modernista
modernistas
modernistic
modernists
modernities
modernity
modernizable
modernization
modernizations
modernize

Literary usage of Modernises

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey by OECD Staff (2004)
"This new system modernises the budgeting process according to international standards. However, it is not immune to the difficulties common to all OECD ..."

2. The Complete Works of John Lyly by John Lyly (1902)
"... Dil. am. comma 178 owe] Dil. modernises to own 159 dento Q Bl. F.: dente Dil. stupidly 166 tria] lira F. without ..."

3. Representative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays and Notes, an by Charles Mills Gayley, Alwin Thaler (1913)
"... which corrects some misprints and verbal errors of the Bodleian folio, modernises the spelling, and deliberately alters an occasional phrase (such as ..."

4. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"A very slight change modernises the following groan : After having sent from the other end of the kingdom to Hookham'a for a quantity of well-chosen books, ..."

5. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1806)
"It may be observ- ri. tlat, by the help of the second term, ' 'tis Heav'n itself,' Addison modernises the sentiment, uniting the doctrines qf Plato with our ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Modernises on Dictionary.com!Search for Modernises on Thesaurus.com!Search for Modernises on Google!Search for Modernises on Wikipedia!

Search