URBANIZE
urbanize, urbanise
(verb) make more industrial or city-like; “The area was urbanized after many people moved in”
urbanize, urbanise
(verb) impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; “Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
urbanize (third-person singular simple present urbanizes, present participle urbanizing, simple past and past participle urbanized)
To make something more urban in character.
To take up an urban way of life.
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ban*ize, v. t.
Definition: To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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