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modernizar

to modernise

verb moh-dehr-nee-SAHR Rare

Usage Note

Modernizar follows the regular -ar pattern except that the z becomes c before e, so the yo-preterite is modernicé (not modernizé). This spelling change affects all -zar verbs. Common in political and business discourse: modernizar la economía, modernizar la flota.

Examples

"El gobierno quiere modernizar el transporte."

Natural Translation

The government wants to modernise transport.

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