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industrialize
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in·dus·tri·al·ize  (n-dstr--lz)
v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example).
2. To organize (the production of something) as an industry.
v.intr.
To become industrial.

in·dustri·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.

industrialize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to develop industry on a large scale in (a country or region)
industrialization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.industrialize - organize (the production of something) into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.industrialize - develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Translations
industrialize [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlaɪz] vtindustrializar
industrialize [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlaɪz] vtindustrialiser
industrialize [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlaɪz] industrial vtindustrialisieren
industrialize [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlaɪz] vtindustrializzare


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Those responsible for them (and that means mayors, planners, engineers and architects taking decisions today), have at least one advantage over their forebears: enough knowledge to avoid the worst of the mistakes made by the first wave of industrialising cities, and to note the crucial importance of decisions over infrastructure, waste management and what is sometimes called the 'ecological footprint' of a city in determining its future shape and size.
Alasdair Bowie, "The Dynamics of Business-Government Relations in Industrialising Malaysia" in Andrew MacIntyre, ed.
Keegan, Rural Transformations in Industrialising South Africa (London, 1987), 8-14.
 
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