verb (used with object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
- to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism.
verb (used without object), in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
- to undergo industrialization.
- to follow or espouse industrialism.
verb
- (tr) to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)
- (intr) (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of industry on an extensive scale
1852, from industrial + -ize, or else from French industrialiser (1842), from Medieval Latin industrialis. Related: Industrialized; industrializing.