industrialize: Meaning and Definition of
in•dus•tri•al•ize
Pronunciation: (in-dus'trē-u-līz"), [key]
— v., -ized, -iz•ing.
—v.t.
- to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.
—v.i.
- to undergo industrialization.
- to follow or espouse industrialism.
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