Inglese

industrialize

gb/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
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Verbo formal C1 process
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develop industry in an economy

to build factories and develop industry in a country or area

Schema d'uso: industrialize [a country/region/economy]
Errore comune:
Often misspelled as *industrialise* (a correct British spelling) or confused with *modernize* (broader than just industry).
Sinonimi
industrialise (British spelling variant.) | develop (More general; not limited to industry.) | modernize (Broader change; can include technology and services as well as industry.)
Contrari
deindustrialize (To lose industry or reduce manufacturing activity.)
Collocazioni
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
Temi
economics |business |government |history
Esempi
  • 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.
Esempi per chi studia
  • 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

Schema d'uso: industrialize [an activity/sector/process] (e.g., agriculture, construction)
Errore comune:
Not the same as *mechanize* (focuses only on machines); *industrialize* also suggests scale and a factory-style system.
Sinonimi
mechanize (Emphasizes replacing manual work with machines, not necessarily large-scale systems.) | standardize (Focuses on uniform methods and outputs; does not imply heavy industry by itself.) | scale up (Emphasizes increasing size/output, without necessarily changing methods to industrial ones.)
Contrari
handcraft (To make by hand in small quantities rather than by industrial methods.) | deindustrialize (To move away from industrial methods or reduce industrial activity.)
Collocazioni
industrialize agriculture |industrialize farming |industrialize food production |industrialize construction |industrialize production |industrialize manufacturing |industrialize a process |industrialize a supply chain |industrialize services |industrialize operations
Temi
business |technology |work |environment
Esempi
  • 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.
Esempi per chi studia
  • The factory industrialized the process.
  • Industrialized farming uses many machines.
Grammatica
Forma base
industrialize
IPA
GB/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
Sillabe e accento
in - dus - tri - al - ize (5 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dus)
Forme flesse
Verb
  • Base: industrialize
  • 3rd Person Singular: industrializes
  • Present Participle: industrializing
  • Past: industrialized
Famiglia di parole
Forms
industrializes verb industrializing verb industrialized verb
Core family
industry noun B1 industrial adjective B1 industrialization noun
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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