Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urbanize

/ˈɝbənˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban-ize
IPA
/ˈɝbənˌaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something more urban in character.

verb

To take up an urban way of life.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban 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 urbanize From urban + -ize.

Inflected Forms

urbanizes (present, singular) urbanizing (participle, present) urbanized (participle, past) urbanized (past) urbanise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deurbanize reurbanize urbanization urbanizer

Synonyms

urbanise

Rhymes With

suburbanize

Questions

How do you pronounce urbanize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝbənˌaɪz/.
What does urbanize mean?
To make something more urban in character.
Where does urbanize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin urbānusder. Middle French urbainbor. ▲ Latin urbānus ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English urban 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 urbanize From urban + -ize.

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