Usage Note
Modernizzare uses avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive modernizzarsi means to modernize oneself or to become modern. The double z is pronounced 'dz' — moderniz-ZAH-reh. It is used both for physical updating (infrastructure, equipment) and figurative updating of ideas or institutions.
Examples
"Il governo vuole modernizzare la rete ferroviaria."
Natural Translation
The government wants to modernize the railway network.

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