Definition of industrialize
industrialized
;industrializing
transitive verb
: to make industrial industrialize an agricultural region
intransitive verb
: to become industrial
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Examples of industrialize in a Sentence
The government hopes to industrialize some of the agricultural regions.
Recent Examples of industrialize from the Web
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This disparity among the countries' pledges inflicts real losses on our economy now while our rivals continue to grow, industrialize and diversify at their own pace with no implementation costs.
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Ralph’s cousin and business partner was Josiah Wedgwood, who industrialized the manufacture of fine pottery.
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First Known Use of industrialize
1845
INDUSTRIALIZE Defined for English Language Learners
industrialize
playDefinition of industrialize for English Language Learners
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: to build and operate factories and businesses in a city, region, country, etc.
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industrialized
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: to develop industries
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