verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make something more urban in character.
2. 2
   make more industrial or city-like wordnet
3. 3
   To take up an urban way of life.
4. 4
   impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

citifycitifyurbanise

Example

More examples

"The city has modernized and continued to urbanize."

Etymology

From urban + -ize.

Related phrases

way of life

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