Wiktionary
industrialise
vb. (standard spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling industrialize English)
WordNet
industrialise
v. organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production" [syn: industrialize]
develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West" [syn: industrialize]
Usage examples of "industrialise".
It is well off the main Galactic trade routes, although it gets by quite comfortably by exporting meat, butter, wool and the like to the neighbouring, highly industrialised Mekanika System.
The Japanese had been industrialising and modernising for several decades.
So began the remarkable success story which resulted in modern industrialised Japan.