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deindustrialize

deindustrialize verb: to subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.

Verb

deindustrialize (third-person singular simple present deindustrializes, present participle deindustrializing, simple past and past participle deindustrialized)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
    • Thus, the U.K., the first nation to industrialize, was also the first to deindustrialize.2022 October 25, Derek Thompson, “How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe”, in The Atlantic

Antonyms of deindustrialize

Forms of deindustrialize

third-person singular presentdeindustrializes
present participledeindustrializing
past participledeindustrialized
pastdeindustrialized

Origin of deindustrialize

From de- + industrialize.

Words formed from deindustrialize

Questions about deindustrialize

What does deindustrialize mean?
Deindustrialize means to subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
What part of speech is deindustrialize?
Deindustrialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deindustrialize?
The past tense of deindustrialize is deindustrialized.

Words near deindustrialize in the dictionary

  1. deindustrialised
  2. deindustrialises
  3. deindustrialising
  4. deindustrialization
  5. deindustrializations
  6. deindustrialize
  7. deindustrialized
  8. deindustrializes
  9. deindustrializing
  10. deinert
  11. deinerted

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