"urbanize" meaning in English

See urbanize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: urbanizes [present, singular, third-person], urbanizing [participle, present], urbanized [participle, past], urbanized [past]
Etymology: urban + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|urban|ize}} urban + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} urbanize (third-person singular simple present urbanizes, present participle urbanizing, simple past and past participle urbanized)
  1. To make something more urban in character. Translations (to make something more urban in character): урбанізава́ць (urbanizavácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), urbanitzar (Catalan), 城市化 (chéngshìhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), kaupunkimaistaa (Finnish), urbanizar (Galician), urbanisieren (German), αστικοποιώ (astikopoió) (Greek), urbanizál (Hungarian), városiasít (Hungarian), urbanizować [imperfective] (Polish), urbanizar (Portuguese), urbaniza (Romanian), урбанизи́ровать (urbanizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), urbanizar (Spanish), урбанізува́ти (urbanizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-urbanize-en-verb-fOFpPAjF Disambiguation of 'to make something more urban in character': 95 5
  2. To take up an urban way of life. Translations (to take up an urban way of life): şəhərləşmək (Azerbaijani), урбанизирам (urbaniziram) (Bulgarian), kaupunkilaistua (Finnish), urbanizálódik (Hungarian), városiasodik (Hungarian), urbanizar-se (Portuguese), urbanizarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-urbanize-en-verb-DM3BHtrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'to take up an urban way of life': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: urbanise

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