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pedestrianize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin -es Latin pedes Latin -ter Latin pedester English -an English pedestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pedestrianize From pedestrian + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists
   • Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street.
   • It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques. 2022 November 25, Sarah Baxter et al., “Britain's 15 best high streets – where Christmas shopping is a pleasure”, in The Telegraph:
2. (dated, intransitive) To walk; to travel on foot.
3. (dated, transitive) To traverse on foot.

Forms

Relateds

pedestrian · pedestrianization

Translations (15)

it pedonalizzare (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · fr piétoniser (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · de in eine Fußgängerzone umwandeln (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · ca vianantitzar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · ca convertir en zona per a vianants (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · el πεζοδρομώ (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · fr piétonniser (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · de zur Fußgängerzone umwandeln (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · es peatonalizar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · az piyadalaşdırmaq (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · pt pedestrianizar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · gl peonalizar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · ca peatonalitzar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · pt peadonizar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only) · es peatonizar (restrict access to a street to pedestrians only)