modernization

modernize | American Dictionary

modernize
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈmɑd·ərˌnɑɪz/
to make or become more modern:
[ T ]We decided to modernize our kitchen and installed a new sink and dishwasher.

modernization

noun[ U ]us/ˌmɑd·ər·nəˈzeɪ·ʃən/
The plan calls for the expansion and modernization of the airport facilities.

modernize | Business English

modernize
verb[ I or T ]
(UK alsomodernise)uk /ˈmɒdənaɪz/us
to start using more recent methods, ideas, equipment, etc. so that something becomes or seems more modern:
There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing work practices.
If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.

modernizer

noun[ C ]
He considers himself to be a modernizer who is not afraid to impose necessary changes on the company.

Examples of modernize

modernize
The agendas to increase public health activity, liberate talents and modernize leadership are brought together to expose the challenges, tensions and potential solutions.
If it were to survive, it would have to earn the revenue necessary to modernize.
Women who work in the non-traditional sector are expected to be more exposed to modernizing influences, including the family planning programme.
I would also argue that little is gained from modernizing the key signatures.
All quotations in this article have been modernized except the titles of printed books.
It does modernize the clefs, number the bars across each act and provide convenient rehearsal numbers.
This was a major reason for the church's failure to change, modernize, and provide proper education and services.
But "modernized" cultures need a form of symbolization in which particular kinds of cultural work can get done quickly and easily.
While friendly princes were assets, however, uncooperative ones could be liabilities; they might obstruct attempts to exploit their resources or to modernize their governments.
And even if failure was the dominant motif, how could this failure to modernize politically be squared with such outstanding achievements in the economic realm?
Finally, in the 1950s and after, the pastoral economy again vastly expanded and was modernized.
I also outline the strengths and weaknesses of both styles of rhetoric and explain how recent presidents have modernized these approaches over time.
This result seems to be related to the exposure of women who work in the non-agricultural sector to modernizing influences, including the family planning programme.
They attempted to modernize trusteeship without realizing that they enjoyed little in the way of an extensive state structure or easy access to civil society.
While democracy has to be embedded into the fabric of local governance, it is doubtful if chieftaincy can be modernized.
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