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

Parnell said the push for speedier delivery was part of a broader modernization effort that predated the five-month-old conflict. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

The Richmond community is looking for answers after testing found a chemical called PCE underneath the Kennedy High School campus, which is currently under construction for modernization. — Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

The Intellisense effort represents the next step in that modernization. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Supporters see it as a needed modernization of American science policy. — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 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