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suburbanize

su·bur·ba·nize

US/sʌˈbɜrbʌˌnaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

take on suburban character

  • “the city suburbanized”
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2.

make suburban in character

  • “highly suburbanized cities”
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Origin

From suburban + -ize.

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