urbanizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From urbano +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uʁ.ba.niˈza(ʁ)/ [uɦ.ba.niˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /uɾ.ba.niˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /uʁ.ba.niˈza(ʁ)/ [uʁ.ba.niˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uɻ.ba.niˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /uɾ.bɐ.niˈzaɾ/ [uɾ.βɐ.niˈzaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /uɾ.bɐ.niˈza.ɾi/ [uɾ.βɐ.niˈza.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ur‧ba‧ni‧zar

Verb

urbanizar (first-person singular present urbanizo, first-person singular preterite urbanizei, past participle urbanizado)

  1. (transitive) to develop (bring urban infrastructure to an area)
  2. (transitive) to urbanize (make something more urban in character)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From urbano +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uɾbaniˈθaɾ/ [uɾ.β̞a.niˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /uɾbaniˈsaɾ/ [uɾ.β̞a.niˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ur‧ba‧ni‧zar

Verb

urbanizar (first-person singular present urbanizo, first-person singular preterite urbanicé, past participle urbanizado)

  1. to develop (land for building houses)
  2. to urbanize

Conjugation

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