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modem
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moderate
moderate breeze
moderate gale
moderate-income
moderation
moderato
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modernize
mod·ern·ize [ móddər nz ] (past and past participle mod·ern·ized, present participle mod·ern·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular mod·ern·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make something more modern: to change something in order to make it conform to modern tastes, attitudes, or standards, or be changed in this way

mod·ern·i·za·tion [ mòddərni záysh'n ] noun
mod·ern·iz·er noun
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