industrialize

[ in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]
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verb (used with object),in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
  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),in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
  1. to undergo industrialization.

  2. to follow or espouse industrialism.

Origin of industrialize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; industrial + -ize
  • Also especially British, in·dus·tri·al·ise .

Other words from industrialize

  • in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion, noun
  • non·in·dus·tri·al·ized, adjective
  • o·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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How to use industrialize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for industrialize

industrialize

industrialise

/ (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

Derived forms of industrialize

  • industrialization or industrialisation, noun

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