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 developindustry; to become industrial
verb of a product to manufacture on an industrial scale or using industrial methods
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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industrial + -ize
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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.
"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.
The new grant funds awarded by CIRM will be used by BioTime to "industrialize" the manufacture of the purified cell types for therapeutic applications.
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.
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