industrialize

especially British, in·dus·tri·al·ise

[in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

industrialized, industrializing 

1. to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.

2. to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.

verb (used without object)

industrialized, industrializing 

1. to undergo industrialization.

2. to follow or espouse industrialism.

industrialize

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)

2. (intr) (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of industry on an extensive scale

Other Word Forms

• industrialization noun
• nonindustrialized adjective
• overindustrialize verb
• semi-industrialized adjective
• unindustrialized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrialize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; industrial + -ize

Example Sentences

Our educational system lags behind other industrialized nations.

From Salon

Once the Communists took over Russia, they vastly increased the literacy of the largely peasant population, industrialized the country, poured money into scientific research and fostered a respectable number of Nobel Prize winners.

From Salon

Before the second bomb struck Nagasaki, French philosopher Albert Camus expressed his horror that even in a war defined by unprecedented, industrialized slaughter, Hiroshima stood apart.

From Salon

Preventable illness and death occur even in industrialized settings that are marked by inequality, lack of information, psychological trauma or just the chaos of combat that hinders long-term thinking.

From Salon

Conservatives point to mass tough-on-crime strategies, but Kubrin said other Western industrialized countries that lock up only a small fraction of the people as the U.S. also saw drops in crime.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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