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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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Also especially British, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ise .
Origin of agro-industrialize
First recorded in 1980–85
OTHER WORDS FROM agro-industrialize
ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby agro-industrialize
agrodolce, agroecology, agro-economic, agro-environmental, agroforestry, agro-industrialize, agro-industry, agrology, agromania, agron., agronomics
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