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industrialize

/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/

verb industrializes · industrializing · industrialized · industrialise

British, English, Oxford, US, of a country To develop industry; to become industrial.
British, English, Oxford, US, of a process To organize along industrial lines.

Opposite: deindustrialize

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verb

Opposite: deindustrialize

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verb to develop industry

Español	industrializar
Português	industrializar
Français	industrialiser
Deutsch	industrialisieren
Italiano	industrializzare
Русский	индустриализи́ровать industrializírovatʹ

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@misc{industrialize_2026,
  title = {industrialize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/industrialize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}