industrialize

[ in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]

/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.

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

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

verb (used without object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.

to undergo industrialization.

to follow or espouse industrialism.

RELATED WORDS

motorize, equip, rig

Nearby words

Also especially British, in·dus·tri·al·ise.

Origin of industrialize

First recorded in 1880–85; industrial + -ize

Related forms

in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion, nounnon·in·dus·tri·al·ized, adjectiveo·ver·in·dus·tri·al·ize, verb, o·ver·in·dus·tri·al·ized, o·ver·in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.sem·i-in·dus·tri·al·ized, adjective

un·in·dus·tri·al·ized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for industrialize

Still, as China races to industrialize, its government policies will likely exacerbate such problems.
China's Own Oil Disaster|Dan Levin|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They're trying to industrialize, modernize, catch up with the advanced countries.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Pin an apron on her in the morning, Katy, and hand her a dust cloth and tell her to industrialize.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
She tried to industrialize and had the support of the free nations.
Adaptation|Dallas McCord Reynolds

The country has been the slowest of the pact nations to industrialize, and its standard of living has been the lowest.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Remember, we've been helping to industrialize the west, too.
Adaptation|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for industrialize

industrialize

industrialise

/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb

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

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

Derived Formsindustrialization or industrialisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for industrialize

industrialize

1852, from industrial + -ize, or else from French industrialiser (1842), from Medieval Latin industrialis. Related: Industrialized; industrializing.