industrialize
verb
in·dus·tri·al·ize
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīz 
industrialized; industrializing
: to make industrial
industrialize an agricultural region
: to become industrial
Examples of industrialize in a Sentence
The government hopes to industrialize some of the agricultural regions.
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If poor countries industrialize, the entire world will benefit.
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
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—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Those dollars have saved people and helped industrialize nations the world over.
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
In the rush to industrialize, companies built tracks everywhere, often with no regard for actual demand.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Those dollars have saved people and helped industrialize nations the world over.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
These scams have been industrialized and are fast becoming the most likely way you’ll be defrauded.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for industrialize
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industrialize
verb
in·dus·tri·al·ize
in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌlīz
industrialized; industrializing
: to make or become industrial
industrialize an agricultural region
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