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pedestrianize verb

(UK usually pedestrianise) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/pəˈdes.tri.ə.naɪz/ v [T]

Definition

to make an area into one where vehicles are not allowed to go
They are pedestrianizing the town square.

(Definition of pedestrianize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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