urbanize
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
has urbanized
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present perfectof urbanize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Human waste has urbanized wild animals such as the Big Guy, and now those bears are fearless when it comes to humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
Demographic changes have heightened this dynamic in recent years: The American population has urbanized, driven by flows of people away from rural areas and toward large cities.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2020
But as the world has urbanized, that has changed.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
As Mexico has urbanized, more voters live in well-mapped areas with clearly defined blocks that are easy to randomize.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2012
The Southern boom has urbanized and industrialized Georgia more quickly and completely than the rest of the Deep South.
From Time Magazine Archive
