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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