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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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.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
The paralysis of Germany’s economy—the largest and most industrialized in Europe—upset production and trade across the continent.
—Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
African country leaders had arrived in China seeking seeking investment, trade, and support industrializing their raw commodity sectors to create jobs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Fennel suspects the receptions have differed partly because Halifax Harbor is industrialized whereas St. Ives Bay seems unspoiled.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
The paralysis of Germany’s economy—the largest and most industrialized in Europe—upset production and trade across the continent.
—Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
African country leaders had arrived in China seeking seeking investment, trade, and support industrializing their raw commodity sectors to create jobs.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Fennel suspects the receptions have differed partly because Halifax Harbor is industrialized whereas St. Ives Bay seems unspoiled.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 14 Aug. 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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