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/ˈmädərˌnīz/,
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modernised, past participle; modernised, past tense; modernizing, present participle; modernises, 3rd person singular present; modernizes, 3rd person singular present; modernized, past tense; modernising, present participle; modernized, past participle;
  1. Adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods
    • - a five-year plan to modernize Algerian agriculture
  1. overhaul: make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"
  2. become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
  3. (modernized) brought up to date; "modernized methods"
  4. (modernization) making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"
  5. To bring something up to date, or make it modern in style or function; To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways
  6. (modernization) To change something to make it conform to modern standards
  7. (modernization) the process by which a Gemeinschaft society is transformed into a Gesellschaft society; the transformation of traditional societies into industrial societies (pg.395)
  8. (Modernization) A concept describing a process through which societies are believed to change from less to more developed forms through the introduction of new technology and other social change.
  9. (Modernization) Process of upgrading public housing developments when the local housing authority and HUD deem that the physical condition, location, and outmoded management policies in specific developments "adversely affect the quality of living of the tenants. ...
  10. (Modernization) The process of a nation developing a stable government and producing a high level of goods and services.
  11. (Modernization) The theory that societies progress through various stages of development toward ever more rational and universal forms of social organization. ...
  12. (Modernization) To alter a property by installing up-to-date equipment, making contemporary cosmetic improvements, and deleting obsolete facilities.
  13. (Modernization) “Modernity,” Charles Lamert claims, “is a state of social affairs in which the spheres of social meaning are rent asunder” (Lamert xi). ...
  14. (modernization) The installation of new plumbing, air conditioning, floors, cabinets, carpeting, etc. on school grounds.
  15. (modernization) The process of reforming political, military, economic, social, and cultural traditions in imitation of the early success of Western societies, often with regard for accommodating local traditions in non-Western societies. (p. 652)
  16. (modernization) the process by which cultures are forced to accept traits from outside.
  17. Modernization is the act of making something current.  That is, bringing something from the past into the present.  See “to civilize“.