Main Entry: in·dus·tri·al·ize

Pronunciation: \in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): in·dus·tri·al·ized; in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing

Date: 1886

transitive verb : to make industrial <industrialize an agricultural region>intransitive verb : to become industrial

— in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion \-ˌdəs-trē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun