deindustrialize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English industrialize English deindustrialize From de- + industrialize.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deindustrializes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deindustrializing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deindustrialized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deindustrialized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
reindustrialize · industrialize
Deriveds
Relateds
Translations (9)
de entindustrialisieren (Translations) · cmn 去工業化 /去工业化 (Translations) · ca desindustrialitzar (Translations) · de deindustrialisieren (Translations) · it deindustrializzare (Translations) · pt desindustrializar (Translations) · gl desindustrializar (Translations) · es desindustrializar (Translations) · fr désindustrialiser (Translations)