Urbanize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Urbanize \Ur"ban*ize\, v. t.
     To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. --Howell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  urbanize
       v 1: make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized
            after many people moved in" [syn: {urbanise}]
       2: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon;
          "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes
          feeding them" [syn: {urbanise}]