metropolitanize
/ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənʌɪz/ /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtnʌɪz/(also metropolitanise)
verb
[with object] (Usually in pass.). To make metropolitan in character; to give (a person) the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller; to urbanize (a place).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philadelphia Press. From metropolitan + -ize.