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to reindustrialize

to reindustrialize

1 7.7
To bring factories and jobs back to a place that lost them
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˌɪndəˈstrɪəlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reindustrializar
  • The government is implementing new policies to reindustrialize the region and create jobs.
  • reindustrialize the country

Examples

  • If you do not write down the debt, then you cannot reindustrialize the United States.

  • Many cities are focusing on initiatives that aim to reindustrialize areas that have lost manufacturing jobs.

  • Efforts to reindustrialize the countryside include attracting new factories and boosting local employment.

Synonyms

to revive
vsto reindustrialize
104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses specifically on returning industry and manufacturing to a place

Antonyms

to deindustrialize
  • Specialized
8.4

To close factories and reduce industrial activity in a place

How Industrialized

to reindustrialize
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Surface Forms

reindustrialize infinitive
reindustrialized past participle
reindustrializing present participle
reindustrializes third person singular

Morphology

reindustrialize = industrialize (transparent) = re + industri + al + ize

Adding 're-' to 'industrialize' gives the regular meaning 'industrialize again' or 'bring industry back'.

Etymology

The word reindustrialize breaks into re- meaning 'again' and industry meaning 'factories or manufacturing'. So, to reindustrialize is to bring factories and manufacturing back to a place that lost them.