industrialize
gb/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
C1
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Verbo
formal
C1
process
1
develop industry in an economy
to build factories and develop industry in a country or area
Patrón de uso:
industrialize [a country/region/economy]
Error frecuente:
Often misspelled as *industrialise* (a correct British spelling) or confused with *modernize* (broader than just industry).
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
deindustrialize (To lose industry or reduce manufacturing activity.)
Colocaciones
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
Temas
economics
|business
|government
|history
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The country wants to industrialize.
- They industrialized the region to make more jobs.
Verbo
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
Patrón de uso:
industrialize [an activity/sector/process] (e.g., agriculture, construction)
Error frecuente:
Not the same as *mechanize* (focuses only on machines); *industrialize* also suggests scale and a factory-style system.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
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.)
Colocaciones
industrialize agriculture
|industrialize farming
|industrialize food production
|industrialize construction
|industrialize production
|industrialize manufacturing
|industrialize a process
|industrialize a supply chain
|industrialize services
|industrialize operations
Temas
business
|technology
|work
|environment
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The factory industrialized the process.
- Industrialized farming uses many machines.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
industrialize
AFI
GB/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
Sílabas y acento
in - dus - tri - al - ize (5 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dus)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: industrialize
- 3rd Person Singular: industrializes
- Present Participle: industrializing
- Past: industrialized
Familia de palabras
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
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