deruralize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ ruralize

Verb[edit]

deruralize (third-person singular simple present deruralizes, present participle deruralizing, simple past and past participle deruralized)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become no longer rural.
    The introduction of modern technology meant that many areas were soon deruralized.

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