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

The specialists also claimed that the technology can be utilized in both the modernization of existing power units and the design of new boiler systems. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

While the answers varied, virtually all agree the 50-year-old, relatively unchanged program needs some modernization and improvement. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025

The 3rd Battalion is undergoing modernization that includes refining tactics such as seizing key terrain for the rapid insertion and deployment of HIMARS launchers for strike missions, then withdrawing to a secure location. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

While that money is still available for the modernization efforts, the DOT has trouble spending some of it due to the shutdown. —Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025

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