deindustrialize

deindustrialize
UK [ˌdiːɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz] / US [ˌdɪɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "deindustrialize":
present tense I/you/we/they deindustrialize he/she/it deindustrializes present participle deindustrializing past tense deindustrialized past participle deindustrialized economics
to take away or lose industries, especially those that involve producing things such as steel, coal, cars and ships, from a country or region

Derived word:
deindustrialization
UK [ˌdiːɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌdɪɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun uncountable

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  • deindustrialize — (Amer.) v. remove or reduce industrial activity in a country (also deindustrialise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deindustrialize — verb see deindustrialization * * * deindustrialize UK [ˌdiːɪnˈdʌstriəˌlaɪz] US [ˌdiɪnˈdʌstriəˌlaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they deindustrialize he/she/it deindustrializes …   Useful english dictionary

  • deindustrialize — verb see deindustrialization …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deindustrialize — deindustrialization, n. /dee in dus tree euh luyz /, v., deindustrialized, deindustrializing. v.t. 1. to cause to lose industrial capability or strength; make less industrial in character or emphasis. 2. to deprive (a conquered nation) of the… …   Universalium

  • deindustrialize — verb To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry …   Wiktionary

  • deindustrialize — de·industrialize …   English syllables

  • deindustrialized — deindustrialize (Amer.) v. remove or reduce industrial activity in a country (also deindustrialise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deindustrializes — deindustrialize (Amer.) v. remove or reduce industrial activity in a country (also deindustrialise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deindustrializing — deindustrialize (Amer.) v. remove or reduce industrial activity in a country (also deindustrialise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deindustrialization — noun Date: 1940 the reduction or destruction of a nation s or region s industrial capacity • deindustrialize verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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