INDUSTRIALIZE


Meaning of INDUSTRIALIZE in English

( BrE also in·dus·tri·al·ise ) / ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz; NAmE / verb

if a country or an area is industrialized or if it industrializes , industries are developed there :

[ v ]

The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize.

[also vn ]

►  in·dus·tri·al·iza·tion , in·dus·tri·al·isa·tion / ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE -ləˈz-/ noun [ U ]:

the rapid industrialization of Japan

►  in·dus·tri·al·ized , in·dus·tri·al·isa·tion adjective :

an industrialized country

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