industrialize
verb (used with object)
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
semi-industrialized
-
a word derived from
industrialize.
Example Sentences
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Satellite photos of western North Dakota at night, aglitter like a metropolis with lighted rigs and burning flares, crystallized its rapid transformation from tight-knit agricultural society to semi-industrialized oil powerhouse.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2014
The annual growth rate since 1962 has averaged 9.3%, allowing South Korea to transform itself into a semi-industrialized state that may soon leave the ranks of the underdeveloped nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
