industrialize
verb (used with object)
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
industrialise
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a variation of
industrialize.
Example Sentences
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From timber and textiles to minerals, Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta has spent the past 15 years working to industrialise Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Considered the cornerstone of US-Africa economic relations, the aim was to help industrialise the continent, create employment and lift dozens of countries out of poverty.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
China's African Affairs chief Wu said harnessing that growth would ensure balanced trade, increase African employment opportunities and help the continent industrialise.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2022
It is seen as a product of China's drive to industrialise and urbanise, with thousands of industrial parks built with land from dispossessed farmers.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2016
“We have to industrialise India, and as rapidly as possible,” said the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1951.
From Economist ● Aug. 9, 2012
