industrialize

American  

[in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /

especially British, industrialise

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.

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verb (used without object)

industrialized, industrializing

1. to undergo industrialization.

2. to follow or espouse industrialism.

industrialize British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of industrialize

First recorded in 1880–85; industrial + -ize

Example Sentences

Countries that industrialized, prospered; those that failed to industrialize, floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said energy’s weight in Canada’s consumer-price index is considerably lower than most industrialized countries, which leaves Bank of Canada officials with more scope to look through the recent rise in fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

But most crucially, natural gas fuels 79% of Iran’s electricity, according to the International Energy Agency, a Paris-based watchdog that advises industrialized nations on energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan’s economy is the most vulnerable among the industrialized countries to Iran-induced energy and food price shocks.

From Barron's

Friday’s proposal specifically targets updated rules for EtO emissions that were passed by the Biden administration in 2024 following pressure from environmental justice groups, particularly those in Louisiana’s heavily industrialized “Cancer Alley.”

From Los Angeles Times

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