1. to develop industries in a country or region on a wide scale
Usage: British spelling
2. to organize something according to the methods of industry
Usage: British spelling

Examples

• The government plans to industrialise the rural areas.
• Many developing countries are working to industrialise their economies.
• The region began to industrialise in the early 1900s.
• They want to industrialise food production to increase efficiency.
• The country’s efforts to industrialise created many new jobs.
• It took decades to fully industrialise the manufacturing sector.