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suburbanize

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B ER1 B AH0 N AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

make suburban in character

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • highly suburbanized cities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suburbanise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

3

verb

Meaning 3

take on suburban character

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the city suburbanized

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suburbanise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

History

Etymology

From suburban + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: eingemeinden — To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.