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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During that time, northern cities like Turin and Milan industrialized rapidly, leading to mass migration from the south.
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Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The arrival of railroads half a century earlier had industrialized the city, diminishing the need for large-scale cattle drives and traditional cowboy roles.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Digitization has industrialized the process of data-making.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Coffee Stain Studios The company that compels you to industrialize an untouched alien planet in Satisfactory, FICSIT, is similar to Portal's Aperture Science or Fallout's Vault-Tec.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The arrival of railroads half a century earlier had industrialized the city, diminishing the need for large-scale cattle drives and traditional cowboy roles.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Digitization has industrialized the process of data-making.
—Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Coffee Stain Studios The company that compels you to industrialize an untouched alien planet in Satisfactory, FICSIT, is similar to Portal's Aperture Science or Fallout's Vault-Tec.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 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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