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deurbanize

American  
[dee-ur-buh-nahyz] / diˈɜr bəˌnaɪz /
especially British, deurbanise

verb (used with object)

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


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Etymology

Origin of deurbanize

First recorded in 1920–25; de- + urbanize


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