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
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
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
