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suburbanize

/səbˈɝbənˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-ur-ban-ize
IPA
/səbˈɝbənˌaɪz/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From suburban + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

suburbanizes (present, singular) suburbanizing (participle, present) suburbanized (participle, past) suburbanized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

suburbanization

Synonyms

suburbanise

Rhymes With

urbanize

Questions

How do you pronounce suburbanize?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbˈɝbənˌaɪz/.
What does suburbanize mean?
To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.
Where does suburbanize come from?
From suburban + -ize.

How to pronounce suburbanize

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