urbanize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɜːbəˌnaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɝbəˌnaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ûr′bə nīz′)

Inflections of 'urbanize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
urbanizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
urbanizing
v pres p (US & UK)
urbanized
v past (US & UK)
urbanized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•ban•ize /ˈɜrbəˌnaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. Sociologyto cause to take on the characteristics of a city.
ur•ban•i•za•tion /ˌɜrbənəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•ban•ize  (ûr′bə nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. Sociologyto make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ur′ban•ise′. 
  • urban + -ize 1635–45
ur′ban•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
urbanize, urbanise / ˈɜːbəˌnaɪz/ (transitive)
  1. (usually passive) to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban
  2. to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities
ˌurbaniˈzation, ˌurbaniˈsation
'urbanize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
citify - deurbanize

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