Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manhattanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-hat-tanize
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To construct many tall or densely situated buildings in (a city).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"San Francisco's Board of Supervisors last month approved a new zoning law designed to limit the height and size of office towers and to reduce by half the projected employment growth downtown over the next 15 years. ¶ Adoption of the plan came after more than a decade of complaints from San Franciscans that their city was being "Manhattanized.""

Etymology

From Manhattan + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

Manhattanizes (present, singular) Manhattanizing (participle, present) Manhattanized (participle, past) Manhattanized (past)

Derived Forms

Manhattanization

Questions

What does manhattanize mean?: To construct many tall or densely situated buildings in (a city).
Where does manhattanize come from?: From Manhattan + -ize.

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