agro-industrialize

[ ag-roh-in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ized, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.

1. to industrialize the agriculture of:

   to agro-industrialize a developing nation.

2. to convert or organize into an agro-industry:

   to agro-industrialize livestock production.

verb (used without object)

, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ized, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.

1. to become an agro-industry.

Other Words From

• agro-in·dustri·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of agro-industrialize¹

First recorded in 1980–85