modernizēt

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From moderns (modern) +‎ -izēt. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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modernizēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present modernizēju, modernizē, modernizē, past modernizēju)

  1. to modernize (to change, to improve, to renew so as to adapt to the current time period and its standards, norms, prerequisites, etc.)
    modernizēt transportlīdzekļusto modernize vehicles
    modernizēt novecojušos darbagaldusto modernize outdate machine tools
    modernizēt telpas interjerusto modernize the room's interior
    modernizēt lopu fermato modernize a cattle ranch
    modernizētas ziņģesmodernized popular songs
    daudzi izgudrotāji gadu gaitā telefona apāratu modernizēja, pierīkoja tam mikrotelefona klausuli, zvanu, izsaukuma ierīcimany inventors over the years modernized the telephone set, adding a handset, a bell, (and) a calling device

Conjugation

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