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INDUSTRIALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Develop industry; become industrial

Example:

The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West

Synonyms:

industrialise; industrialize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "industrialize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

industrialism (an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship)

industrialization (the development of industry on an extensive scale)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Organize (the production of something) into an industry

Example:

The Chinese industrialized textile production

Synonyms:

industrialise; industrialize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "industrialize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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