"Manhattanize" meaning in All languages combined

See Manhattanize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: Manhattanizes [present, singular, third-person], Manhattanizing [participle, present], Manhattanized [participle, past], Manhattanized [past]
Etymology: Manhattan + -ize Etymology templates: {{af|en|Manhattan|-ize}} Manhattan + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Manhattanize (third-person singular simple present Manhattanizes, present participle Manhattanizing, simple past and past participle Manhattanized)
  1. (transitive) To construct many tall or densely situated buildings in (a city). Wikipedia link: en:Manhattanization Tags: transitive Derived forms: Manhattanization
    Sense id: en-Manhattanize-en-verb-z6U~IhdN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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