| 释义 |
urbanize
ur·ban·ize U0145000 (ûr′bə-nīz′)tr.v. ur·ban·ized, ur·ban·iz·ing, ur·ban·iz·es To make urban in nature or character.
ur′ban·i·za′tion (-bə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.urbanize (ˈɜːbəˌnaɪz) or urbanisevb (tr) (Human Geography) (usually passive) a. to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urbanb. to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities ˌurbaniˈzation, ˌurbaniˈsation nur•ban•ize (ˈɜr bəˌnaɪz)
v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to make or cause to become urban, as a locality. [1635–45] ur`ban•i•za′tion, n. urbanize
Past participle: urbanized
Gerund: urbanizing
| Imperative |
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| urbanize | | urbanize |
| Present |
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| I urbanize | | you urbanize | | he/she/it urbanizes | | we urbanize | | you urbanize | | they urbanize |
| Preterite |
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| I urbanized | | you urbanized | | he/she/it urbanized | | we urbanized | | you urbanized | | they urbanized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am urbanizing | | you are urbanizing | | he/she/it is urbanizing | | we are urbanizing | | you are urbanizing | | they are urbanizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have urbanized | | you have urbanized | | he/she/it has urbanized | | we have urbanized | | you have urbanized | | they have urbanized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was urbanizing | | you were urbanizing | | he/she/it was urbanizing | | we were urbanizing | | you were urbanizing | | they were urbanizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had urbanized | | you had urbanized | | he/she/it had urbanized | | we had urbanized | | you had urbanized | | they had urbanized |
| Future |
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| I will urbanize | | you will urbanize | | he/she/it will urbanize | | we will urbanize | | you will urbanize | | they will urbanize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have urbanized | | you will have urbanized | | he/she/it will have urbanized | | we will have urbanized | | you will have urbanized | | they will have urbanized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be urbanizing | | you will be urbanizing | | he/she/it will be urbanizing | | we will be urbanizing | | you will be urbanizing | | they will be urbanizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been urbanizing | | you have been urbanizing | | he/she/it has been urbanizing | | we have been urbanizing | | you have been urbanizing | | they have been urbanizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been urbanizing | | you will have been urbanizing | | he/she/it will have been urbanizing | | we will have been urbanizing | | you will have been urbanizing | | they will have been urbanizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been urbanizing | | you had been urbanizing | | he/she/it had been urbanizing | | we had been urbanizing | | you had been urbanizing | | they had been urbanizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would urbanize | | you would urbanize | | he/she/it would urbanize | | we would urbanize | | you would urbanize | | they would urbanize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have urbanized | | you would have urbanized | | he/she/it would have urbanized | | we would have urbanized | | you would have urbanized | | they would have urbanized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  urbanize - make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"urbanisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"urbanise, urbanize - impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them" | | 2. |  urbanize - impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them"urbanisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"urbanize, urbanise - make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" |
urbanizeverbTo imbue with city ways, manners, and customs:citify, metropolitanize.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeurbanizationurbanize
Related to urbanize: urbanise, Big-boxSynonyms for urbanizeverb to imbue with city ways, manners, and customsSynonymsSynonyms for urbanizeverb make more industrial or city-likeSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- urbanise
- urbanize
verb impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities uponSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- urbanize
- urbanise
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