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deurbanize

American

[dee-ur-buh-nahyz] / diˈɜr bəˌnaɪz /

especially British, deurbanise

verb (used with object)

deurbanized, deurbanizing

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

Other Word Forms

deurbanization noun

Etymology

Origin of deurbanize

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + urbanize

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