Haussmannize

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Etymology

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From Haussmann +‎ -ize.

Verb

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Haussmannize (third-person singular simple present Haussmannizes, present participle Haussmannizing, simple past and past participle Haussmannized)

  1. (transitive) To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).
    • 2012, Norman Williams Jr., American Land Planning Law: Cases and Materials:
      They are not designed to Haussmannize a city, but to guide its future growth.

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