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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
