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

The Grand Prix winner of last year’s Cannes Critics Week, filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s snaky, surprising fable starts with a sneeze and explodes into a saga about bureaucracy, modernization and moral corruption.

From Los Angeles Times

“This deepens uncertainty around the status of China’s military modernization efforts and when new capabilities will materialize.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The companies said Thursday they plan on integrating generative and agentic AI into the core workflows of customers in the digital modernization, health services, national security and defense industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pylon artist Paul Tzanetopoulos is working with the modernization program team to reimagine the pylons and reinstall them after the roadway improvements have been made, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal