English Explanatory Dictionary

industrialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To develop industry; to become industrial.
  2. To organize along industrial lines.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-industrialize.wav

Word forms

industrialize industrializes industrializing industrialized industrialise

Etymology

Borrowed from French industrialiser.

Antonyms

deindustrialize

Derived words

agroindustrialize industrializable industrialization industrializer overindustrialize reindustrialize
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