industrialize
verb (used with object)
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
industrialise
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a variation of
industrialize.
Example Sentences
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"The environment is far from getting ready to industrialise," he said, citing unreliable energy supplies, foreign-exchange constraints and recurring import shortages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Something extraordinary was happening in Wales 200 years ago when it basically became the world's first region to industrialise - and it would change the world," said Snow.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
"To industrialise something like this usually takes at least five years," he said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2022
When countries industrialise, they use far more water.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
“We have to industrialise India, and as rapidly as possible,” said the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in 1951.
From Economist ● Aug. 9, 2012
