urbanize

[ur-buh-nahyz]

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verb (used with object), ur·ban·ized, ur·ban·iz·ing.

to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.

Also especially British, ur·ban·ise.

Origin of urbanize

First recorded in 1635–45; urban + -ize

Related formsur·ban·i·za·tion, nounnon·ur·ban·ized, adjectiveo·ver·ur·ban·ize, verb, o·ver·ur·ban·ized, o·ver·ur·ban·iz·ing.un·ur·ban·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for urbanize

urbanize

urbanise

verb (tr)

(usually passive)
1. to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban
2. to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities

Derived Formsurbanization or urbanisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for urbanize

v.

1640s, "to make more civil;" 1884 "to make into a city," from urban + -ize; in the latter sense from French urbaniser (1873). Related: Urbanized; urbanizing.

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