suburbanize
pronunciation
How to pronounce suburbanize in British English: UK [sə'bɜ:bənaɪz]
How to pronounce suburbanize in American English: US [sə'bɜbənˌaɪz]
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- Verb:
- take on suburban character
- make suburban in character
Word Origin
- suburbanize (v.)
- 1888 (implied in suburbanized), from suburban + -ize. Related: Suburbanizing. Also suburbanise.