industrialize

verb

in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ize in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīz 

industrialized; industrializing

transitive verb

: to make industrial

industrialize an agricultural region

intransitive verb

: to become industrial

Examples of industrialize in a Sentence

The government hopes to industrialize some of the agricultural regions.

Recent Examples on the Web

Zhu Qingshan, PhD, a professor and head of the research team, revived efforts to industrialize the technology in 2004 and spent more than two decades refining the process. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

The internet — and more specifically, social media — has just industrialized this. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

For Archer, the acquisition brings established unmanned systems and advanced air mobility capabilities, but presents the challenge of integrating diverse businesses and industrializing cutting-edge technology. — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Agriculture has industrialized and scaled up; fast-growing tree plantations have spread. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for industrialize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

industrialize

verb

in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ize in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌlīz 

industrialized; industrializing

: to make or become industrial

industrialize an agricultural region

industrialization

-ˌdəs-trē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun