modernization

American  

[mod-er-nahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, modernisation

noun

1. the act or process of making or becoming up-to-date, or the state of being up-to-date or modern.

   Los Angeles is investing billions in the first major modernization at LAX since the 1984 Olympics.

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Other Word Forms

• antimodernization noun
• overmodernization noun
• remodernization noun

Etymology

Origin of modernization

moderniz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

“We have passed the peak. With all the modernization in the Middle East, there is a new age.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It shows how the money is made: how everything in this world has changed under the force of modernization, and yet has somehow stayed the same.

From The Wall Street Journal

In separate speeches Wednesday, Xi offered glowing accounts of his administration’s record over the past year, citing advancements in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and military modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Changes under the new tax law are a modernization of the rules, Gray says.

From Barron's

Already, these rules are being watered down in the name of “modernization.”

From The Wall Street Journal