1. organize (the production of something) into an industry - The Chinese industrialized textile production • Syn: industrialise • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. develop industry; become industrial - The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West • Syn: industrialise • Derivationally related forms: industrialisation (for: industrialise), industrialism (for: industrialise), industrialization, industrialism • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
