modernization
Other forms: modernizations
Modernization is the process of updating something or making it work in a contemporary setting. The modernization of an office might include new computers, high-speed internet, and a fancy espresso machine.
Kitchen modernization usually means new appliances and expensive countertops—the kitchen ends up looking more modern and working in a modern way as well. The modernization of a Shakespeare play, on the other hand, may involve contemporary settings and clothing, or even updating language of the dialogue. Modernization comes via modern, from the Late Latin modernus, "modern," and ultimately the root modo, "just now."
-
making modern in appearance or behavior“the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process”synonyms: modernisationtype of:improvementthe act of improving something
-
a modernized version (as of a play)synonyms: modernisation
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
Vocabulary lists containing modernization
Here's a capital idea: Review this vocabulary list about the Industrial Revolution. Learn about factories, assembly lines, and mass production, as well as inventions like the cotton gin, the locomotive, the telegraph, and the steamboat. With a little labor, you're sure to profit from this list.
Travel from the heaths of England to the fjords of Norway with this list of vocabulary related to Western Europe. Explore colonialism and empire, natural resources, and social and political structures such as feudalism, monarchy, and democracy.
If you have a yen to learn more about East Asia, review this list of essential vocabulary. You'll explore the climate, land features, political structures, and religious traditions of countries like China, Japan, and North and South Korea. You don't have to be a samurai to conquer this list.