urbanize

English

Alternative forms

• urbanise

Etymology

urban +‎ -ize

Verb

1. To make something more urban in character.
2. To take up an urban way of life.

Translations

to make something more urban in character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 城市化 (zh) (chéngshìhuà)

• Finnish: kaupunkimaistaa
• Greek: αστικοποιώ (el) (astikopoió)
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• Hungarian: urbanizál, városiasít
• Portuguese: urbanizar (pt)
• Romanian: urbaniza (ro)
• Spanish: urbanizar (es)

to take up an urban way of life

• Azerbaijani: şəhərləşmək
• Finnish: kaupunkilaistua
• Hungarian: urbanizálódik, városiasodik
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• Portuguese: urbanizar-se
• Spanish: urbanizarse (es)

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• (deprecated template usage) German: urbanisieren (1,2)
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Portuguese

Verb

urbanize