urbanizing

ˈɜːrbənaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of urbanizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

process

Rare

making an area more urban

Rare

The urbanizing efforts transformed the small town into a bustling city.

developing

modernizing

urbanization

TECH.

relating to the development of cities

TECH.

Urbanizing trends are evident in the rapid construction of skyscrapers.

city planning

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Origin of urbanizing

Latin, urbanus (of a city) + -ize (to make)

Examples of urbanizing in a sentence

The urbanizing region attracted new businesses.
The urbanizing areas are attracting more businesses.
Urbanizing regions often face infrastructure challenges.

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French:urbanisant, d'urbanisation, ...
German:städtischer machen, städtische Entwicklung, ...
Italian:urbanizzante, in sviluppo urbano, ...
Spanish:que urbaniza, urbanizador, ...
Portuguese:urbanizando, urbanizante, ...
Chinese:城市化的, 都市发展的, ...
Japanese:都市化する, 都市開発, ...
Arabic:مُتَحَضِّر, مُتَمَدِّن, ...
Hebrew:מְעִירוֹנִי, מִתְעַיֵּר, ...
Russian:урбанизировать, городское развитие, ...
Ukrainian:урбанізуючий, урбанізаційний, ...
Hindi:शहरीकरण करना, शहरी विकास, ...
Bengali:শহুরে করা, নগরায়ণ প্রবণতা, ...
Catalan:urbanitzant, tendències urbanitzadores, ...
Czech:urbanizující, urbanizační, ...
Danish:urbanisere, urbaniseringstendenser, ...
Dutch:verstedelijkend, ...
Greek:αστικοποίηση, τάσεις αστικοποίησης, ...
Hungarian:urbanizáló, urbanizációs, ...
Khmer:ដែលកំពុងធ្វើឱ្យតំបន់មួយក្លាយជាទីក្រុងកាន់តែច្រើន, ទាក់ទងនឹងការអភិវឌ្ឍទីក្រុង, ...
Korean:도시화하는, 도시 개발의, ...
Persian:شهری سازی, شهری شدن, ...
Polish:urbanizujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):urbanizando, urbanizante, ...
Romanian:urbanizare, urbanizant, ...
Swedish:urbaniserande, stadsutvecklande, ...
Thai:การทำให้เป็นเมือง, ...
Turkish:kentleşen, ...
Vietnamese:đô thị hóa, ...

urbanize

ˈɜːbənaɪz

Definition of urbanize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

area development

tr.

Rare

make an area more urban in character

tr.

Rare

The government plans to urbanize the rural region.

urbanise

lifestyle change

intr.

Rare

adopt an urban way of life

intr.

Rare

Many villagers began to urbanize after moving to the city.

citify

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Origin of urbanize

Latin, urbanus (of a city)

Examples of urbanize in a sentence

Efforts to urbanize the outskirts have increased.
The region began to urbanize rapidly in the 21st century.
As industries grew, the area started to urbanize.

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French:urbaniser, s'urbaniser, ...
German:urbanisieren, sich urbanisieren, ...
Italian:urbanizzare, urbanizzarsi, ...
Spanish:urbanizar, urbanizarse, ...
Portuguese:urbanizar, urbanizar-se, ...
Chinese:改造, 城市化, ...
Japanese:都市化する, 都会的な生活を始める, ...
Arabic:حَضَّرَ, تحضر, ...
Hebrew:לְהָפֹךְ לְאוֹרְבָּנִי, לְהִתְאַחֵד, ...
Russian:урбанизировать, принимать городской образ жизни, ...
Ukrainian:урбанізувати, урбанізуватися, ...
Hindi:शहरीकृत करना, शहरी जीवन शैली अपनाना, ...
Bengali:শহুরে করা, শহুরে হওয়া, ...
Catalan:urbanitzar, urbanitzar-se, ...
Czech:urbanizovat, urbanizovat se, ...
Danish:urbanisere, byforandre, ...
Dutch:verstedelijken, een stedelijke levensstijl aannemen, ...
Greek:αστικοποιώ, υιοθετώ αστικό τρόπο ζωής, ...
Hungarian:urbanizálni, urbanizálódni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើនគរូបនីយកម្ម, រស់នៅបែបទីក្រុង, ...
Korean:도시화하다, 도시화되다, ...
Persian:شهری کرد, شهری شد, ...
Polish:urbanizować, urbanizować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):urbanizar, adotar vida urbana, ...
Romanian:a urbaniza, a se urbaniza, ...
Swedish:urbanisera, bli urban, ...
Thai:พัฒนา, ปรับตัว, ...
Turkish:kentleştirmek, kentleşmek, ...
Vietnamese:đô thị hóa, sống theo lối sống đô thị, ...

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Definition of urbanizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of urbanizing

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Definition of urbanize - Reverso English Dictionary

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