pedestrianize

UK: /pɪˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz/ US: (pə des′trē ə nīz′)

Inflections of 'pedestrianize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

pedestrianizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

pedestrianizing

v pres p (US & UK)

pedestrianized

v past (US & UK)

pedestrianized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pe•des•tri•an•ize  (pə des′trē ə nīz′), v.i., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to go on foot;
   walk.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] pe•des′tri•an•ise′. 

• pedestrian + -ize 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pedestrianize, pedestrianise / pɪˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to convert (a street) into an area for the use of pedestrians only, by excluding all motor vehicles

peˌdestrianiˈzation, peˌdestrianiˈsation noun