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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The industrializing world’s pursuit of rapid economic growth is contingent on the expansion of on-demand power generation of the sort that only fossil fuels and nuclear energy can provide.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 June 2024
And much of the lower Mississippi is heavily industrialized — between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, for example, oil, gas and chemical plants line the river.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
As America’s milk sector industrialized and output kicked into high gear, creating enormous surpluses, the dairy industry found its biggest and most enduring base: schoolchildren.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 May 2024
These steps are essential to assisting developing countries in continuing to industrialize while meeting climate goals.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2023
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 June 2024
And much of the lower Mississippi is heavily industrialized — between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, for example, oil, gas and chemical plants line the river.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
As America’s milk sector industrialized and output kicked into high gear, creating enormous surpluses, the dairy industry found its biggest and most enduring base: schoolchildren.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 May 2024
These steps are essential to assisting developing countries in continuing to industrialize while meeting climate goals.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2023
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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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