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deurbanize

[ dee-ur-buh-nahyz ]
/ diˈɜr bəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), de·ur·ban·ized, de·ur·ban·iz·ing.
to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
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Also especially British, de·ur·ban·ise .

Origin of deurbanize

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + urbanize

OTHER WORDS FROM deurbanize

de·ur·ban·i·za·tion, noun
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