industrialize
verb (used with object)
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
have been industrializing
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present perfect progressiveof industrialize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Japanese computer makers' principal sales targets so far have been industrializing countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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