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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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By industrializing, carriers can achieve greater economies of scale, lower costs, operational agility and improvements in product and service quality.
For the entire range of recycling materials no dealer, trader or broker would be allowed to arrange export to industrializing countries that require notifications, and no dealer, trader or broker in those materials would be allowed to arrange export to Latvia, Hungary Malta Poland and Slovakia, which require notification through new EU Accession Treaty arrangements.
Bridgestone announced plans to invest $248 million to expand global production to cope with the shift to larger tires, as well as growing demand for tires in industrializing nations.
 
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