urbanize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From urban +‎ -ize.

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.
  2. To take up an urban way of life.

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

urbanize

  1. inflection of urbanizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative