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in·dus·tri·al·ize
(ĭn-dŭs′trē-ə-līz′)v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example).
2. To organize (the production of something) as an industry.
v.intr.
To become industrial.
in·dus′tri·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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industrialize
(ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz) orindustrialise
vb
1. (Commerce) (tr) to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)
2. (Commerce) (intr) (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of industry on an extensive scale
inˌdustrialiˈzation, inˌdustrialiˈsation n
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in•dus•tri•al•ize
(ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to introduce industry into on a large scale: They industrialized the entire valley.
v.i. 2. to undergo industrialization.
in•dus`tri•al•i•za′tion, n.
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industrialize
Past participle: industrialized
Gerund: industrializing
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| Verb | 1. | industrialize - organize (the production of something) into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production" |
| 2. | industrialize - develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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industrialize
[ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz] industrialise (British) vt [+ country, economy] → industrialiser
vi [country] → s'industrialiser
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industrialize
vti → industrialisieren
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