industrialize
gb/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
C1
English
Senses
0 senses
Verb
formal
C1
process
1
develop industry in an economy
to build factories and develop industry in a country or area
Usage pattern:
industrialize [a country/region/economy]
Common mistake:
Often misspelled as *industrialise* (a correct British spelling) or confused with *modernize* (broader than just industry).
Synonyms
industrialise (British spelling variant.)
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develop (More general; not limited to industry.)
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modernize (Broader change; can include technology and services as well as industry.)
Antonyms
deindustrialize (To lose industry or reduce manufacturing activity.)
Collocations
industrialize a country
|industrialize the economy
|industrialize a region
|industrialize rapidly
|industrialize quickly
|industrialize after the war
|efforts to industrialize
|a drive to industrialize
|newly industrialized
|industrialize and urbanize
Themes
economics
|business
|government
|history
Examples
- The government launched a plan to industrialize the country and create factory jobs.
- Many nations industrialized rapidly in the late twentieth century.
- Foreign investment helped the region industrialize, but it also increased pollution.
Learner examples
- The country wants to industrialize.
- They industrialized the region to make more jobs.
Verb
formal
C1
process
2
make something large-scale and factory-like
to change something so it is done like a big industry, using machines and producing a lot
Usage pattern:
industrialize [an activity/sector/process] (e.g., agriculture, construction)
Common mistake:
Not the same as *mechanize* (focuses only on machines); *industrialize* also suggests scale and a factory-style system.
Synonyms
mechanize (Emphasizes replacing manual work with machines, not necessarily large-scale systems.)
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standardize (Focuses on uniform methods and outputs; does not imply heavy industry by itself.)
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scale up (Emphasizes increasing size/output, without necessarily changing methods to industrial ones.)
Antonyms
handcraft (To make by hand in small quantities rather than by industrial methods.)
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deindustrialize (To move away from industrial methods or reduce industrial activity.)
Collocations
industrialize agriculture
|industrialize farming
|industrialize food production
|industrialize construction
|industrialize production
|industrialize manufacturing
|industrialize a process
|industrialize a supply chain
|industrialize services
|industrialize operations
Themes
business
|technology
|work
|environment
Examples
- The company industrialized the production line to cut costs and increase output.
- Critics argue that industrialized farming harms soil and animal welfare.
- They are trying to industrialize the process so it can be repeated reliably at scale.
Learner examples
- The factory industrialized the process.
- Industrialized farming uses many machines.
Grammar
Dictionary form
industrialize
IPA
GB/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
in - dus - tri - al - ize (5 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dus)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: industrialize
- 3rd Person Singular: industrializes
- Present Participle: industrializing
- Past: industrialized
Word family
Forms
industrializes
verb
industrializing
verb
industrialized
verb
Core family
Related words
industrialist
noun
industrially
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
deindustrialize
verb
deindustrialization
noun
nonindustrial
adjective
Advanced or less common
industrialism
noun
Expressions
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