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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dus•tri•al•ize /ɪnˈdʌstriəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. - Business to introduce industry into (a country, etc.) on a large scale:[~ + object]industrialized the entire valley.
- Business to undergo the introduction of such industry:[no object]The valley industrialized rapidly.
in•dus•tri•al•i•za•tion /ɪnˌdʌstriəlɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Industrialization came too fast. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dus•tri•al•ize (in dus′trē ə līz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - Businessto introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- Sociologyto convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.
v.i. - Businessto undergo industrialization.
- Sociologyto follow or espouse industrialism.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] in•dus′tri•al•ise′. - industrial + -ize 1880–85
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