51Թ

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suburbanize

[ suh-bur-buh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

suburbanized, suburbanizing.
  1. to give suburban characteristics to:

    to suburbanize a rural area.



suburbanize

/ ʌˈɜːəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. tr to make suburban
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ܰb··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suburbanize1

First recorded in 1890–95; suburban + -ize
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Any final zoning changes are years away, and there are no immediate plans to suburbanize Avocado Heights and Pellissier Village.

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Traditionally a hub for ranching and farming, Kaufman County has steadily suburbanized, and also encompasses parts of Cedar Creek Lake, a popular fishing and recreation area.

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In suburbanized, car-centric parts of the world, including most of the United States, those who cannot drive are often cut off from fully participating in their community.

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Much of that bounty — from celery to snapdragons — came from the sweeping square miles of what is now the thoroughly suburbanized South Bay and southeast L.A.

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But the spending of newly suburbanized workers may be different, including fewer lunches and happy hours than when they worked downtown.

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