deindustrialize

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deindustrialize

verb deindustrializes · deindustrializing · deindustrialized

  1. intransitive, transitive To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry. Thus, the U.K., the first nation to industrialize, was also the first to deindustrialize.

    Opposite: industrialize, reindustrialize

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@misc{deindustrialize_2026,
  title = {deindustrialize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deindustrialize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}