urbanize
UK/'ə:bənaiz/US/'ә:bәnaiz/
TOEFLB2
Definitions
v.
To make a place more urban; to develop into a city or town
使城市化；（使）都市化
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedurbancity
+
-izeto make, to become
=urbanize
urban + -ize (to make) = to make something city-like. The verb behind urbanization.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The region urbanized quickly once the railway arrived.
- 2.
Governments often struggle to urbanize areas without displacing farmers.