Spanish Conversation · Level 85
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Spanish word
industrializar
Pronunciation
IPA/industɾjaliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbindustrialize
Example
La región se industrializa rápidamente.
The region is industrializing rapidly.
More examples
Es difícil empezar a industrializar sin inversión.
It's difficult to start to industrialize without investment.
Core concept
Factory interior with conveyor belts, machines, and rows of mass-produced items.
Common phrases
empezar a industrializar
start to industrialize
se industrializa
becomes industrialized
Similar words
automatizar: Implements systems that run routine tasks automatically via devices or programs.
mecanizar: Adds machines to hand-operated processes so formerly manual work is carried out by equipment.
Definition in Spanish
Transformar un sector, una actividad o un territorio para que utilice procesos industriales y producción en serie.
Word origin
Created by adding the Spanish suffix -izar to industrial, with the root in Latin industria 'business/industry', so the verb means to introduce industrial processes.
Usage tips
- The verb normally takes objects like sector, región, economía or industria (industrializar una región), not individual products, and industrializarse signals the process of becoming industrialized.
Related words
- industrializaciónindustrializationnoun
- industrializadoindustrializedadjective