'Modernization' definitions:

Definition of 'modernization'

From: WordNet
noun
Making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" [syn: modernization, modernisation]
noun
A modernized version (as of a play)

Definition of 'Modernization'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]