verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard
2. 2
   develop industry; become industrial wordnet
3. 3
   organize (the production of something) into an industry wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

industrializeindustrialize

Example

More examples

"Britain began to industrialise in the late eighteenth century."

Etymology

From industrial + -ise.

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