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industrialize
in·dus·tri·al·ize [ in dústree ə lz ] (past and past participle in·dus·tri·al·ized, present participle in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular in·dus·tri·al·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
change to industrial methods: to adapt a country or group to industrial methods of production and manufacturing, with all the accompanying social changes, or to be adapted in this way

in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion [ in dùstree əli záysh'n ] noun
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