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—suburbanization, n./seuh berr"beuh nuyz'/, v.t., suburbanized, suburbanizing.to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.Also, esp. Brit., suburbanise.[1890-95; SUBURBAN + -IZE]
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suburbanize — 1893, from SUBURBAN (Cf. suburban) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Suburbanized; suburbanizing … Etymology dictionary
suburbanize — [sə bʉr′bənīz΄] vt., vi. suburbanized, suburbanizing to make or become suburban suburbanization n … English World dictionary
suburbanize — suburb ► NOUN ▪ an outlying residential district of a city. DERIVATIVES suburban adjective suburbanite noun suburbanize (also suburbanise) verb. ORIGIN from Latin sub near to + urbs city … English terms dictionary
suburbanize — verb 1. take on suburban character the city suburbanized • Syn: ↑suburbanise • Derivationally related forms: ↑suburban • Hypernyms: ↑change • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
suburbanize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1893 to make suburban ; give a suburban character to • suburbanization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
suburbanize — verb To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb. See Also: suburbanization … Wiktionary
suburbanize — sub·ur·ban·ize … English syllables
suburbanize — sub•ur•ban•ize [[t]səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to give suburban characteristics to • Etymology: 1890–95 sub•ur ban•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
suburbanise — verb 1. take on suburban character the city suburbanized • Syn: ↑suburbanize • Derivationally related forms: ↑suburban (for: ↑suburbanize) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
suburbanization — 1926, noun of action from SUBURBANIZE (Cf. suburbanize) … Etymology dictionary
