Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To develop industry in (a country or society, for example).
- intransitive verb To organize (the production of something) as an industry.
- intransitive verb To become industrial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To imbue with the spirit of industrialism; interest in industrial pursuits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or geographical areas.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb of a country to
develop industry ; to becomeindustrial - verb of a product to
manufacture on an industrialscale or using industrialmethods - verb of a process to
organize along industrial lines
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb organize (the production of something) into an industry
- verb develop industry; become industrial
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a comprehensive study called "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," analysts at CLSA cite new pressures in Asia to "industrialize" food production as a trend that could favor multinationals such as American agribusiness giant Cargill.
A Costly Disease 2007
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"To Jonathan's credit, he's been able to 'industrialize' our strategies or playbooks to the point that they are presented in a format that provides ease of knowledge transfer from thought leaders and strategists that support him to buyers and managers in countries where IBM procures HR services," says Edward O'Donnell, global sourcing manager, IBM Integrated Supply Chain.
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The new grant funds awarded by CIRM will be used by BioTime to "industrialize" the manufacture of the purified cell types for therapeutic applications.
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"industrialize" biology and make manipulated genes and altered species patentable.
Chapter 9 1991
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In honor of Earth Day, click here to tell these companies that you oppose their plans to industrialize Bristol Bay.
Robert Redford: As Companies Gather for Shareholder Meetings, Opposition to Bristol Bay Mine Mounts Robert Redford 2011
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He felt very strongly that communism was all but necessary for undeveloped nations to industrialize.
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Miners are concerned that resource nationalism is leading governments like Baluchistan to push for a greater take in the profits of projects through increased equity stakes, taxes or royalties, at a time when companies are struggling to satisfy the voracious appetite of emerging economies like China as they rapidly industrialize.
Pakistan Gold-Copper Project Faces More Obstacles Owais Tohid 2011
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Military rulers who held power from 1964 to 1985 used the bank to industrialize the country further.
The Easy Credit That Fueled Brazil's Boom Now Imperils It Paulo Prada 2011
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"It must industrialize the country, generate skills and boost much-needed job creation."
South Africa's Zuma Says Upgrades Will Add Jobs Patrick McGroarty 2012
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In honor of Earth Day, click here to tell these companies that you oppose their plans to industrialize Bristol Bay.
Robert Redford: As Companies Gather for Shareholder Meetings, Opposition to Bristol Bay Mine Mounts Robert Redford 2011
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