metropolitanize
American
[me-truh-pol-i-tn-ahyz]
/ ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tnˌaɪz /
especially British,
metropolitanise
verb (used with object)
metropolitanized, metropolitanizing
Other Word Forms
- demetropolitanization noun
- metropolitanization noun
Etymology
Origin of metropolitanize
First recorded in 1850–55; metropolitan + -ize
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