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urbanize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban 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 urbanize From urban + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To make something more urban in character.
  2. To take up an urban way of life.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
urbanized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
urbanized Tense=Past lexicographic
urbanizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
urbanizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
urbanise alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

deurbanize · urbanization · urbanizer · reurbanize

Translations (25)

pl stawać się mieszczuchem (to take up an urban way of life) · fi kaupunkimaistaa (to make something more urban in character) · pl urbanizować (to make something more urban in character) · pl zurbanizować (to make something more urban in character) · fi kaupunkilaistua (to take up an urban way of life) · pt urbanizar (to make something more urban in character) · hu urbanizál (to make something more urban in character) · ru урбанизи́ровать (to make something more urban in character) · de urbanisieren (to make something more urban in character) · el αστικοποιώ (to make something more urban in character) · bg урбанизирам (to take up an urban way of life) · cmn 城市化 (to make something more urban in character) · gl urbanizar (to make something more urban in character) · ro urbaniza (to make something more urban in character) · es urbanizarse (to take up an urban way of life) · pl stać się mieszczuchem (to take up an urban way of life) · hu városiasít (to make something more urban in character) · es urbanizar (to make something more urban in character) · pt urbanizar-se (to take up an urban way of life) · ca urbanitzar (to make something more urban in character) · hu városiasodik (to take up an urban way of life) · hu urbanizálódik (to take up an urban way of life) · az şəhərləşmək (to take up an urban way of life) · uk урбанізува́ти (to make something more urban in character) · be урбанізава́ць (to make something more urban in character)