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industrialize.

To develop industry; to become industrial.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/
  1. To develop industry; to become industrial.

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  2. To organize along industrial lines.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dó Old Latin endo Latin indu Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō ? Latin industrius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin industrialbor. French industrie French -iel French industriel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French industrialiserbor. English industrialize Borrowed from French industrialiser.

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