urbanise

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
- Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them
• Syn:
urbanize
• Derivationally related forms:
urbanisation, urban (for: urbanize), urbanization (for: urbanize)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Group:
urbanize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. make more industrial or city-like
- The area was urbanized after many people moved in
• Syn:
urbanize
• Derivationally related forms:
urbanisation, urban (for: urbanize), urbanization (for: urbanize)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Group:
urbanize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something