mod|ern|i|za|tion

mod|ern|i|za|tion
mod|ern|i|za|tion «MOD uhr nuh ZAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of modernizing; bringing up to the present ways or standards: »

The government…is pouring $1.4 billion worth of British pounds sterling into mechanization and modernization of mining (Wall Street Journal).

2. the state of being modernized.

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  • mod — cy·mod·o·ce·a·ce·ae; de·mod·ed; ho·mod·ro·mal; ho·mod·ro·mous; ho·mod·ro·my; MOD; mod·acrylic; mod·al·ism; mod·al·ist; mod·el·er; mod·el·ist; mod·el·ize; mod·e·nese; mod·er·ant; mod·er·ant·ism; mod·er·ant·ist; mod·er·ate·ly; mod·er·ate·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ern — ad·a·ma·wa east·ern; cav·ern·ous; east·ern·er; east·ern·ism; east·ern·ize; east·ern·ly; east·ern·most; gov·ern; gov·ern·able; gov·ern·ance; gov·ern·ment; gov·ern·men·tal; gov·ern·men·tal·ism; gov·ern·men·tal·ist; gov·ern·men·tal·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • modernize — mod•ern•ize [[t]ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to make modern; give a new or modern character to 2) to become modern; adopt modern ways • Etymology: 1740–50 mod ern•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • modernization — mod|ern|i|za|tion [ ,madərnı zeıʃn ] noun count or uncount the process of modernizing something: an ambitious modernization program …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Modernization — Mod ern*i*za tion, n. The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antimodernization — an ti•mod ern•i•za′tion adj …   From formal English to slang

  • remodernization — re•mod ern•i•za′tion n …   From formal English to slang

  • modernization — mod·ern·iza·tion …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

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