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Meaning of URBANIZE

Pronunciation:  'urbu`nIz

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"
  2. [v]  impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them"
 
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 Synonyms: urbanise
 
 See Also: alter, change

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ur"ban*ize\, v. t.
To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. --Howell.
 

 

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