French word

industrialiser

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃dystʁijalize/

Meaning

  • verbindustrialize

Example

Nous devons industrialiser la région.

We must industrialize the region.

Illustration for industrialiser (industrialize)

More examples

Ils cherchent à industrialiser l'agriculture locale.

They are trying to industrialize local agriculture.

Core concept

A region or activity becomes a coordinated system of factories, machines, and large-scale production.

Similar words

construire: Build buildings or other physical facilities.
aménager: Develop land or facilities to make them more practical and usable.
créer: Create a new business or facility.

Definition in French

Introduire ou étendre l'industrie dans un lieu ou une activité pour accroître la production et la transformation.

Word origin

Industrialiser combines industriel, from industrie, ultimately Latin industria, with the verb-forming suffix -iser.

Usage tips

  • Industrialiser is normally transitive, as in industrialiser la région; the reflexive s'industrialiser describes a region changing in this way itself.

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