8 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
verb make more industrial or city-like
verb impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
originEtymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English urbanize From urban + -ize.
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