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urbanize
ur·ban·ize
[
úrbə nz
]
(
past and past participle
ur·ban·ized
,
present participle
ur·ban·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ur·ban·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
make area into town:
to make an area of countryside or a village into a town or part of one
2.
make country person move to city:
to make somebody who lives in the countryside migrate to a town or city
3.
make somebody urban:
to accustom somebody to living in a town or city
ur·ban·i·za·tion
[
ùrbəni záysh'n
]
noun
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ur·ban·i·za·tion [ ùrbəni záysh'n ] noun
