v.
Pronunciation: in- ' d ə s-tr ē - ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1886
transitive verb : to make industrial < industrialize an agricultural region>
intransitive verb : to become industrial
– in · dus · tri · al · i · za · tion \ - ˌ d ə s-tr ē - ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun