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Synonyms

metropolitanize

American

[me-truh-pol-i-tn-ahyz] / ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tnˌaɪz /

especially British, metropolitanise

verb (used with object)

metropolitanized, metropolitanizing

to make metropolitan.

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Etymology

Origin of metropolitanize

First recorded in 1850–55; metropolitan + -ize

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