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ur·ban·ize    Audio Help   [ur-buh-nahyz] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
Also, especially British, ur·ban·ise.

[Origin: 1635–45; urban + -ize]

—Related forms
ur·ban·i·za·tion, noun
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ur·ban·ize    Audio Help   (ûr'bə-nīz')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ur·ban·ized, ur·ban·iz·ing, ur·ban·iz·es
To make urban in nature or character.

ur'ban·i·za'tion (-bə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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urbanization

noun
1. the condition of being urbanized 
2. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
urbanization

The process by which cities grow or by which societies become more urban.


[Chapter:] Business and Economics


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