单词 | deurbanize |
释义 | deurbanizev. transitive. To deprive (a district) of its urban character. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [verb (transitive)] > urbanize > deurbanize deurbanize1924 1924 Public Opinion 15 Feb. 154/3 Its work is to deurbanise the minds of British rulers. 1927 Observer 29 May 7 Can we de-urbanise England? Or will all our efforts to empty the towns merely result in urbanising the countryside? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1924 |
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