deprovincialize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ provincial +‎ -ize.

Verb

deprovincialize (third-person singular simple present deprovincializes, present participle deprovincializing, simple past and past participle deprovincialized)

1. (transitive) To make less of provincial.

References

• “deprovincialize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.