modernize
verb [ I or T ]
(UK also modernise) uk/ˈmɒdənaɪz/ usto start using more recent methods, ideas, equipment, etc. so that something becomes or seems more modern:
There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing work practices.
If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.
modernizer
noun [ C ]
He considers himself to be a modernizer who is not afraid to impose necessary changes on the company.