urbanize
(UK also urbanise) /ˈɜːbənaɪz/ verb [T] PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTDefinition
› to build on land in the countryside so that the area becomes part of a town or city: Two million rural residents will move into newly urbanized areas just outside the city. Japan is a highly urbanized country.
urbanization (UK also urbanisation) noun [U] › Increasing urbanization is accelerating the economic development of the area.(Definition of urbanize verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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