verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.| 1. | to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale. |
| 2. | to convert to the ideals, methods, aims, etc., of industrialism. |
| 3. | to undergo industrialization. |
| 4. | to follow or espouse industrialism. |
| unindustrialized | |
adjective | |
| not converted to industrialism |