Home › Words › M › modernizationmodernization/ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/modernization means the act, process, or result of modernizing.modernization is pronounced /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/.EtymologyFrom modernize + -ation or French modernisation.nounThe act, process, or result of modernizing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).