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urbanise

ur·ban·ize
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-buh-nahyz]
    • /ˈɜr bəˌnaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-buh-nahyz]
    • /ˈɜr bəˌnaɪz/

Definitions of urbanise word

  • verb with object urbanise to make or cause to become urban, as a locality. 1
  • verb urbanise Alternative spelling of urbanize. 0

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Origin of urbanise

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; urban + -ize

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Parts of speech for Urbanise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

urbanise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

urbanise usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for urbanise

verb urbanise

  • citify — to cause to conform to or adopt the customs, habits, or dress of city people

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