Industrialise: Definition, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：industrialize a region (industrialise)

industrialise 🔊

/ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

To change a country or area so that it has a lot of factories and machines instead of mainly farming.

Industrialise meaning illustrated: contrast between agrarian farmland and modern factory landscape.

industrialize a region 🔊

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/ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz ə ˈriːdʒən/

To convert an area from primarily agricultural to having many factories and industrial activities.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'industry' (manufacturing sector) + '-ise' (verb suffix meaning to make).

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'in-dust-try' – turning dust into industrial effort.

📖 Example

The government decided to industrialise the region to create more jobs and wealth. 🔊 The government made the choice to transform the region into an industrial hub to generate employment and prosperity.

🔗 Collocations

industrialise rapidly – to become industrial quickly

fully industrialise – to completely transform into an industrial state

industrialise a nation – to make a country industrial

🔄 Synonyms

modernise (v.) – to update to modern industrial standards

mechanise (v.) – to introduce machines into a process

develop (v.) – to advance economically, often involving industry

🚫 Antonyms

deindustrialise (v.) – to reduce industrial activity

agrarianise (v.) – to revert to agricultural focus

🌱 Derivatives

industrialisation (n.) – the process of industrialising

industrialised (adj.) – having undergone industrialisation

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from 'industry', from Latin 'industria' (diligence). The term gained prominence during the Industrial Revolution, describing the shift from agrarian to factory-based economies.