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

Officials said future phases of the project would expand allied health program capacity and align with the Rocklin campus modernization project currently underway. —Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026

So with the emergence of challenges specific to AI adoption — questions of infrastructure, governance, integration, and workflow modernization — firms have increasingly begun establishing a dedicated office in the CAIO to oversee AI transformations, Su said. —Matthew Chin, CNBC, 11 May 2026

While the Chinese model reduces upfront budget pressures on fiscally-strained African states, governments across the continent will now rely heavily on a small number of firms for hardware maintenance, modernization, and training. —Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026

Immigration policy in the US is broken and in need of modernization and reform. —Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 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