industrialise

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US/ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəlaɪz/

A form of industrialize — To develop industry; to become industrial.

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Meanings

verbindustrialise (third-person singular simple present industrialises, present participle industrialising, simple past and past participle industrialised)

present singular third person industrialises · participle present industrialising · participle past industrialised · past industrialised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verborganize (the production of something) into an industry

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industrialize
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changealtermodify

verbdevelop industry; become industrial

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industrialize
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industrialize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From industrial + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

industrialise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialise

MLA

“industrialise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “industrialise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialise.

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