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deruralize

deruralize verb: to make or become no longer rural.

Verb

deruralize (third-person singular simple present deruralizes, present participle deruralizing, simple past and past participle deruralized)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become no longer rural.
    • The introduction of modern technology meant that many areas were soon deruralized.

Forms of deruralize

third-person singular presentderuralizes
present participlederuralizing
past participlederuralized
pastderuralized

Origin of deruralize

From de- + ruralize.

Questions about deruralize

What does deruralize mean?
Deruralize means to make or become no longer rural.
What part of speech is deruralize?
Deruralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deruralize?
The past tense of deruralize is deruralized.

Words near deruralize in the dictionary

  1. derubylation
  2. Deruelle
  3. Deruelles
  4. deruralisation
  5. deruralization
  6. deruralize
  7. deruralized
  8. deruralizes
  9. deruralizing
  10. Derusha
  11. Derushas

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