Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb industrialize

2 senses of industrialize

Sense 1
industrialize, industrialise -- (organize (the production of something) into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
industrialize, industrialise -- (develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")