suburbanize

sub·ur·ban·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-bur-buh-nahyz]
- /səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪz/
- /sə.ˈbɜː.bə.ˌnaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-bur-buh-nahyz]
- /səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪz/

Definitions of suburbanize word

verb with object suburbanize to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area. 1
verb suburbanize to make suburban 0
verb transitive suburbanize to make or become suburban 0

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Origin of suburbanize

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; suburban + -ize

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Parts of speech for Suburbanize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Suburbanize

suburbanize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

suburbanize usage trend in Literature

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