agro-industrialize

[ ag-roh-in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ized, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
  1. to industrialize the agriculture of: to agro-industrialize a developing nation.

  2. to convert or organize into an agro-industry: to agro-industrialize livestock production.

verb (used without object),ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ized, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing.
  1. to become an agro-industry.

Origin of agro-industrialize

1
First recorded in 1980–85
  • Also especially British, ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ise .

Other words from agro-industrialize

  • ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby agro-industrialize

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