industrialiser

Forms

industrialiser^[1]

Etymology

It is a learned formation from French industriel + -iser.^[2][3][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

The TLFi's first record is in a letter of H. Fonfrède in 1827.^[2][3][4]

Semantic evolution

The sense “to exploit industrially, to organize as an industry” is technical or formal;^[5] the GLLF dates it to 1842 (Mozin) and the FEW gives the same date, while other dictionaries have 1836.^[6][7] The sense “to equip with industries” appears once in Balzac in 1836 and comes back in the 20th century (1933).^[5][6] The Goncourts wrote in 1890 that money threatened to industrialiser l'art.^[2]

The pronominal s'industrialiser meant “to devote oneself to industrialism” in Bescherelle (1845); “to take on an industrial character” is found in Proudhon before 1865, and “to acquire industries” in André Siegfried in 1935.^[6][7] The verb gave the noun industrialisation (1847), now common, industrialisable and the negative désindustrialiser (1923).^[5]

Timeline

• 1827 – First record, in a letter of H. Fonfrède.^[2]
• 1836 – Balzac uses it for “to equip with industries”.^[6][5]
• 1842 – Mozin records the sense “to exploit industrially”.^[6][7]
• 1845 – Bescherelle records s'industrialiser.^[6]
• 1847 – The noun industrialisation.^[5]
• 1923 – Désindustrialisé is recorded.^[5]
• 1935 – Siegfried writes of countries that s'industrialisent.^[6][7]

Meanings

Verb

1. To industrialize, to exploit by industrial methods or organize as an industry: industrialiser la pêche.^[4][8][9][2]
2. To equip a country or region with industries: industrialiser une province; reflexive s'industrialiser, to become industrialized.^[4][8][6]

Related words

• industrie
• industriel
• industrialisme

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
3. ^ a b Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
4. ^ a b c Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
5. ^ a b c d e f Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ a b c d e f g h Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
7. ^ a b c d Quemada, Bernard, ed. (1959–2006), Datations et documents lexicographiques (Base historique du vocabulaire français, BHVF), Paris: Klincksieck / CNRS / Champion; ATILF
8. ^ a b Dictionnaire Le Robert en ligne, dictionnaire.lerobert.com (accessed 2024)
9. ^ Dictionnaire de français Larousse, larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais (accessed 2024)