transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing- to make industrial; establish or develop industrialism in
- to organize as an industry
to become industrial
verb
The definition of industrialize is to start the production of something in a large-scale business or in a manufacturing plant.
An example of industrialize is when jewelry which was previously handmade at home is now made by machines in a factory.
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industrialize
verb
in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·esverb
transitive- To develop industry in (a country or society, for example).
- To organize (the production of something) as an industry.
verb
intransitiveTo become industrial.
Related Forms:
- in·dus′tri·al·i·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present industrializes, present participle industrializing, simple past and past participle industrialized)
- (of a country) To develop industry; to become industrial.
- (of a product) To manufacture on an industrial scale or using industrial methods.
- (of a process) To organize along industrial lines.
Origin
From French industrialiser
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Sentence Examples
- The response of governments has been to further industrialize agriculture, encouraging monocultures and the high use of chemical inputs at increasing costs.
- Wildlife and plant life are in danger as humans continue to industrialize the planet.
Words near industrialize in the dictionary
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- industrialized
- industrializer
- industrializers