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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