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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Policymakers have recently been pushing the technology as a way to further industrialize and grow the country’s struggling economy, which is also facing a population crisis.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, American watchmaking wasn’t impressive until industrialized, and, as such, never achieved the status of high horology.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Japan industrialized much earlier and more quickly than China after World War II—thus developing expertise and name recognition—such that Americans have accepted Japanese goods, from hi-fi to cars to tailoring, as elevated products.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
During that time, northern cities like Turin and Milan industrialized rapidly, leading to mass migration from the south.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, American watchmaking wasn’t impressive until industrialized, and, as such, never achieved the status of high horology.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Japan industrialized much earlier and more quickly than China after World War II—thus developing expertise and name recognition—such that Americans have accepted Japanese goods, from hi-fi to cars to tailoring, as elevated products.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
During that time, northern cities like Turin and Milan industrialized rapidly, leading to mass migration from the south.
—Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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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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