apartmentize

[ uh-pahrt-muhn-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, a·part·ment·ized, a·part·ment·iz·ing.

1. to build apartments none on or in:

   to apartmentize the downtown area.

2. to convert into apartments:

   The old mansion has recently been apartmentized.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apartmentize¹

apartment none + -ize none