Engelska

industrialize

gb/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
C1 Engelska
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Verb formal C1 process
1

develop industry in an economy

to build factories and develop industry in a country or area

Användningsmönster: industrialize [a country/region/economy]
Vanligt misstag:
Often misspelled as *industrialise* (a correct British spelling) or confused with *modernize* (broader than just industry).
Synonymer
industrialise (British spelling variant.) | develop (More general; not limited to industry.) | modernize (Broader change; can include technology and services as well as industry.)
Antonymer
deindustrialize (To lose industry or reduce manufacturing activity.)
Ordkombinationer
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
Teman
economics |business |government |history
Exempel
  • 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.
Exempel för inlärare
  • 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

Användningsmönster: industrialize [an activity/sector/process] (e.g., agriculture, construction)
Vanligt misstag:
Not the same as *mechanize* (focuses only on machines); *industrialize* also suggests scale and a factory-style system.
Synonymer
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.)
Antonymer
handcraft (To make by hand in small quantities rather than by industrial methods.) | deindustrialize (To move away from industrial methods or reduce industrial activity.)
Ordkombinationer
industrialize agriculture |industrialize farming |industrialize food production |industrialize construction |industrialize production |industrialize manufacturing |industrialize a process |industrialize a supply chain |industrialize services |industrialize operations
Teman
business |technology |work |environment
Exempel
  • 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.
Exempel för inlärare
  • The factory industrialized the process.
  • Industrialized farming uses many machines.
Grammatik
Grundform
industrialize
IPA
GB/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/ɪndˈʌstɹiəlˌaɪz/
Stavelser och betoning
in - dus - tri - al - ize (5 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dus)
Ordformer
Verb
  • Base: industrialize
  • 3rd Person Singular: industrializes
  • Present Participle: industrializing
  • Past: industrialized
Ordfamilj
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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