Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -in- ˌ d ə s-tr ē - ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: a policy of stimulating economic growth especially through government aid to revitalize and modernize aging industries and encourage growth of new ones
– re · in · dus · tri · al · ize \ - ' d ə s-tr ē - ə - ˌ l ī z \ verb