agro-industrialize
American
[ag-roh-in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz]
/ ˌæg roʊ ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /
especially British,
agro-industrialise
verb (used with object)
agro-industrialized, agro-industrializing
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to industrialize the agriculture of.
to agro-industrialize a developing nation.
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to convert or organize into an agro-industry.
to agro-industrialize livestock production.
verb (used without object)
agro-industrialized, agro-industrializing
Other Word Forms
- agro-industrialization noun
Etymology
Origin of agro-industrialize
First recorded in 1980–85
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