Also spelled modernisation

US /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ UK /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
noun Freq #54864

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The process of making something modern or up to date.

    The modernization of the factory took several years.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the process of making... modernisationupdating
Word family
Forms modernizations

Etymology

From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.

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