industrialize
verb
in·dus·tri·al·ize
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīz 
industrialized; industrializing
: to make industrial
industrialize an agricultural region
: to become industrial
Examples of industrialize in a Sentence
The government hopes to industrialize some of the agricultural regions.
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Robert Frank,hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
At the same time, an engineering change proposal has been introduced to industrialize, produce, and integrate an advanced lithium energy storage system across all U212 NFS vessels.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Reju positioned the project as part of its broader push to industrialize chemical recycling for apparel as Europe tightens circularity and traceability requirements.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Sundar Pichai’s Google is industrializing AI at planetary scale, embedding intelligence across search, productivity, and global information flows.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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industrialize
verb
in·dus·tri·al·ize
in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌlīz
industrialized; industrializing
: to make or become industrial
industrialize an agricultural region
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