industrialize
[ in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /
verb (used with object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.
verb (used without object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
to undergo industrialization.
to follow or espouse industrialism.
Also
especially British,
in·dus·tri·al·ise.
Origin of industrialize
First recorded in 1880–85;
industrial +
-ize
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British Dictionary definitions for industrialized
industrialize
industrialise
/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)
(intr)
(of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of industry on an extensive scale