"deindustrialize" meaning in English

See deindustrialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deindustrializes [present, singular, third-person], deindustrializing [participle, present], deindustrialized [participle, past], deindustrialized [past]
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  1. (transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: deindustrialization Related terms: deindustrialise [alternative] Translations (Translations): desindustrialitzar (Catalan), 去工業化 /去工业化 (qùgōngyèhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), désindustrialiser (French), desindustrializar (Galician), deindustrialisieren (German), entindustrialisieren (German), deindustrializzare (Italian), desindustrializar (Portuguese), desindustrializar (Spanish)

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