Urban-renew
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To carry out urban renewal; to redevelop an urban area. rare
- 2 To make something or someone more urban in character; to urbanize. rare
"Nor, a decade later, when downtown elites—bankers, developers, and their allies—found it increasingly difficult to urban-renew racial minorities and ethnic white working-class families out of central city land, did they conspire to bring about a fiscal crisis."
- 3 To undergo urban renewal; to be redeveloped. rare
"2) A large scale of residential land use occurred in the urban land use 3) Tangshan city urban renewed very fast in the first decade, and then slowed down."
Example
More examples"Nor, a decade later, when downtown elites—bankers, developers, and their allies—found it increasingly difficult to urban-renew racial minorities and ethnic white working-class families out of central city land, did they conspire to bring about a fiscal crisis."
Etymology
Back-formation from urban renewal.
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