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ur·ban·ize (ʉr′bə nīz′)
transitive verb urbanized -·ized′, urbanizing -·iz′·ing
- to change from rural to urban in character; make like or characteristic of a city
- Rare to make urbane
Related Forms:
- urbanization ur′·bani·za′·tion noun
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