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agro-industrialize

[ ag-roh-in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌæg roʊ ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ized, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
to industrialize the agriculture of: to agro-industrialize a developing nation.
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.
to become an agro-industry.
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Origin of agro-industrialize

First recorded in 1980–85

OTHER WORDS FROM agro-industrialize

ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion, noun
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