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deindustrialize

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[dee-in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

deindustrialized, deindustrializing 
  1. to cause to lose industrial capability or strength; make less industrial in character or emphasis.

  2. to deprive (a conquered nation) of the means or potential for industrial growth.



verb (used without object)

deindustrialized, deindustrializing 
  1. to lose industrial capability or character; become deindustrialized.

deindustrialize

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verb

  1. (tr) to reduce the importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of (a nation or area)

  2. (intr) (of a nation or area) to undergo reduction in the importance of manufacturing industry in the economy

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • deindustrialization noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of deindustrialize1

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + industrialize
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Wednesday afternoon on Twitter, now known as X, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wrote that the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires have been engineered by ā€œglobalistsā€ in order to ā€œdeindustrializeā€ the United States.

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Are they going to willingly deindustrialize to fit a U.S. policy of global domination?

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ā€œThis is not a plan to decarbonize the Australian economy but rather a plan to deindustrialize it,ā€ O’Brien said.

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European and Asian media routinely mention the United States and China in the same breath, with both framed as selfish superpowers whose policies threaten to hollow out or ā€œdeindustrializeā€ other nations.

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I watched the shoreline deindustrialize from waterfront developments to pristine forests.

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