urbanize
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
urbanized
Example Sentences
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Their society was highly organized, urbanized, and supported by advanced agricultural techniques tailored to local conditions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
The island’s cities are dense and highly urbanized, making it easy for small stores to capture heavy foot traffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Even in densely urbanized Europe, the wild is accessible, and the van allows us to get closer to places than we could on a conventional hotel vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
That can be hard to come by in highly urbanized areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
In the main, this delicately balanced state of affairs has not greatly altered since the Civil War, save in those parts of the South which have been industrialized or urbanized.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
