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suburbanize
[ suh-bur-buh-nahyz ]
/ səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), sub·ur·ban·ized, sub·ur·ban·iz·ing.
to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.
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Also especially British, sub·ur·ban·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM suburbanize
sub·ur·ban·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby suburbanize
subunit vaccine, suburb, suburban, suburbanite, suburbanization, suburbanize, suburbia, suburbicarian, subvaginal, subvene, subvention
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British Dictionary definitions for suburbanize
suburbanize
suburbanise
/ (sʌˈbɜːbəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make suburban
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