deurbanize

especially British, de·ur·ban·ise

[dee-ur-buh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

deurbanized, deurbanizing 

1. to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.

Other Word Forms

• deurbanization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deurbanize¹

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + urbanize