pedestrianize

[ puh-des-tree-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, pe·des·tri·an·ized, pe·des·tri·an·iz·ing.

1. to go on foot; walk.

pedestrianize

/ pɪˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr to convert (a street) into an area for the use of pedestrians only, by excluding all motor vehicles

Derived Forms

• peˌdestrianiˈzation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedestrianize¹

First recorded in 1805–15; pedestrian + -ize

Example Sentences

With 20th Street pedestrianized and turned into a streatery, you can get food from Zorba’s Cafe or Mission and settle in for dinner and a show.

From Washington Post

But if he would pedestrianize everywhere, London remained the walking ground of his heart.

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