Industrialize
/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To develop industry; to become industrial. British, English, Oxford, US
- 2 develop industry; become industrial wordnet
- 3 To organize along industrial lines. British, English, Oxford, US
- 4 organize (the production of something) into an industry wordnet
Example
More examples"Britain began to industrialize in the late eighteenth century."
Etymology
Borrowed from French industrialiser.