modernization

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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

From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.

modernisation French

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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