Definition of INDUSTRIALIZE

industrialize

Verb

  • organize (the production of something) into an industry
    • "The Chinese industrialized textile production"
  • develop industry; become industrial
    • "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"
  • To develop industry; to become industrial.
  • To organize along industrial lines.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French industrialiser.

Synonyms

industrialise

Antonyms

deindustrialize

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