urbanize
Origin of urbanize
1- Also especially British, ur·ban·ise .
Other words from urbanize
- ur·ban·i·za·tion, noun
- non·ur·ban·ized, adjective
- o·ver·ur·ban·ize, verb, o·ver·ur·ban·ized, o·ver·ur·ban·iz·ing.
- un·ur·ban·ized, adjective
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How to use urbanize in a sentence
This is not to say that transit should be abolished, or go unimproved, especially not in urbanizing areas.
This urbanizing process is shaped, in many ways, by the late development of these regions.
Houston Rising—Why the Next Great American Cities Aren’t What You Think | Joel Kotkin | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf a man has no real love for country life, let him not blight the country school by his subtle urbanizing influence.
The Challenge of the Country | George Walter FiskeIn proportion to the nearness to the city, there has been a distinct urbanizing of rural life.
The Challenge of the Country | George Walter FiskeThe new rural civilization must be indigenous to the soil, not a mere urbanizing veneer.
The Challenge of the Country | George Walter Fiske
British Dictionary definitions for urbanize
urbanise
/ (ˈɜːbəˌnaɪz) /
(usually passive)
to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban
to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities
Derived forms of urbanize
- urbanization or urbanisation, noun
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