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SUBURBANIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make suburban in character

Example:

highly suburbanized cities

Synonyms:

suburbanise; suburbanize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "suburbanize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

suburban (relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take on suburban character

Example:

the city suburbanized

Synonyms:

suburbanise; suburbanize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "suburbanize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

suburban (relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs)

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