urbanize
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
are urbanizing
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present progressiveof urbanize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Furthermore, metro areas that are urbanizing have more than their fair share of urban planners, including Seattle, Minneapolis, Washington and Boston.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2017
Fact: our country and our world are urbanizing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2016
“Many countries are urbanizing at lower levels of development” than in the past, said John R. Wilmoth, the director of the population division of the United Nations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
"We are urbanizing the suburban areas to the point that many of them are coming to resemble the cities of a few generations ago," says Milton Rakove, a University of Illinois urbanologist.
From Time Magazine Archive
