Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedestrianize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pedes-tri-an-ize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

Transitive verb

verb

To walk; to travel on foot.

Dated; Intransitive verb

verb

To traverse on foot.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street."
"It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin -es Latin pedes Latin -ter Latin pedester English -an English pedestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pedestrianize From pedestrian + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pedestrianizes (present, singular) pedestrianizing (participle, present) pedestrianized (participle, past) pedestrianized (past) pedestrianise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pedestrian pedestrianization

Questions

What does pedestrianize mean?: To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists
Where does pedestrianize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin -es Latin pedes Latin -ter Latin pedester English -an English pedestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pedestrianize From pedestrian + -ize.

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