industrialize

verb — 2 senses

industrialize

verb

/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/

Etymology Borrowed from French industrialiser.

1

British, English, Oxford, US, Of a country To develop industry; to become industrial.

2

British, English, Oxford, US, Of a process To organize along industrial lines.

Antonyms: deindustrialize
Derived terms: agroindustrialize, industrializable, industrialization, industrializer, overindustrialize, reindustrialize

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Conjugation of “industrialize”, all tenses