Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Modernization has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
making modern in appearance or behavior
"the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"
a modernized version (as of a play)
"The director's ambitious modernization of Shakespeare's Hamlet replaced Elizabethan costumes with contemporary streetwear to highlight the story's timeless themes."
The process of modernizing.
"The city's new subway system is a major part of its ongoing modernization."