This is the 8245th most frequent Dutch word.
gemoderniseerd
"Gemoderniseerd" means "modernized."
In this sentence, 'gemoderniseerd' is used as a past participle to describe the house being updated.
Het huis is gemoderniseerd en heeft nu zonnepanelen.
The house has been modernized and now has solar panels.
Here, 'gemoderniseerd' is used adjectivally to describe the approach.
Ze willen het onderwijs gemoderniseerd aanpakken.
They want to approach education in a modernized way.
This usage of 'gemoderniseerd' is as the main verb in a compound past tense construction, indicating the action of modernizing.