Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

industrialize

/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
in-dus-tri-al-ize
IPA
/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To develop industry; to become industrial.

American usage

verb

To organize along industrial lines.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dó Old Latin endo Latin indu Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō ? Latin industrius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin industrialbor. French industrie French -iel French industriel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French industrialiserbor. English industrialize Borrowed from French industrialiser.

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Questions

How do you pronounce industrialize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/.
What does industrialize mean?
To develop industry; to become industrial.
Where does industrialize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dó Old Latin endo Latin indu Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō ? Latin industrius Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin industrialbor. French industrie French -iel French industriel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French industrialiserbor. English industrialize Borrowed from French industrialiser.

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