Modernization

/ˌmɒd.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

आधुनिकीकरण

Origin & History

From modernize + -ation; modernize derives from modern (Latin: modernus, from modo 'just now') + -ize; the noun modernization became common in the 19th–20th centuries.

यह शब्द modernize + -ation से बना है; modernize, modern (लैटिन: modernus, modo ‘अभी/अभी-अभी’ से) + -ize से आया है; संज्ञा modernization 19वीं–20वीं शताब्दी में अधिक प्रचलित हुई।

Definition

Modernization is the act or process of introducing modern ideas, technology, or methods to improve how something works or to make it suitable for the present time.

आधुनिकीकरण वह प्रक्रिया है जिसमें आधुनिक विचार, तकनीक या तरीकों को अपनाकर किसी चीज़ को बेहतर बनाया जाता है या उसे वर्तमान समय के अनुरूप किया जाता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The modernization of the railway reduced delays and improved safety.
रेलवे के आधुनिकीकरण से देरी कम हुई और सुरक्षा में सुधार हुआ।

Usage Examples

The company invested heavily in the modernization of its factories.
Modernization of the education system requires teacher training and updated curricula.
Rapid modernization can create social tension if benefits are unevenly shared.
The city’s modernization plan focused on public transport and clean energy.
Modernization does not always mean rejecting traditions; it can also mean adapting them.

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Modernization drive
आधुनिकीकरण अभियान
Push for modernization
आधुनिकीकरण के लिए जोर/प्रयास
In the name of modernization
आधुनिकीकरण के नाम पर