urbanize Syllabification: (ur·ban·ize)Pronunciation: /ˈərbəˌnīz/Definition of urbanize verb make or become urban in character: [with object]:once an agrarian society, the island has recently been urbanized (as adjective urbanized)urbanized areasDerivatives urbanizationPronunciation: /ˌərbənəˈzāSHən/ noun urbanize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of urbanize in the British & World English dictionary
