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ur·ban·ize / ˈərbəˌnīz/ • v. make or become urban in character: [tr.] once an agrarian society, the island has recently been urbanized | [as adj.] (urbanized) urbanized areas. DERIVATIVES: ur·ban·i·za·tion / ˌərbənəˈzāshən/ n.

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