modernization

noun

mod·​ern·​i·​za·​tion ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized

2

: something modernized : a modernized version

Examples of modernization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that these campuses represent an opportunity to work directly with states on regional priorities that support the modernization of the domestic nuclear base. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026

Decarbonization goals, electrification initiatives, grid modernization, and the push to expand domestic manufacturing are accelerating simultaneously. —Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Last year, Canada signed a defense cooperation agreement with the European Union and negotiated a pact that allowed Canadian defense firms to tap into the EU’s $170 billion loan program meant to spur military modernization. —Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Reform could leave the unbanked behind Shifting to electronic payments is a classic modernization effort. —Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for modernization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration