modernization B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled modernisation US /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ UK /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #54864 Meanings 1 noun The process of making something modern or up to date. The modernization of the factory took several years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of making... modernisationupdating Word family Forms modernizations Etymology AI details From modernize + -ation or French modernisation. modernisation French View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # modernization **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 54864 ## Meanings 1. The process of making something modern or up to date. ## Examples - The modernization of the factory took several years. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: modernisation ## Etymology From modernize + -ation or French modernisation. ## AI Etymology Modernization comes from modernize + -ation or French modernisation. In present-day English it covers the process of making something modern or up to date. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown