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deurbanize

deurbanize verb: to make (a region) less urban.

Verb

deurbanize (third-person singular simple present deurbanizes, present participle deurbanizing, simple past and past participle deurbanized)

  1. To make (a region) less urban.

Forms of deurbanize

third-person singular presentdeurbanizes
present participledeurbanizing
past participledeurbanized
pastdeurbanized

Origin of deurbanize

From de- + urbanize.

Questions about deurbanize

What does deurbanize mean?
Deurbanize means to make (a region) less urban.
What part of speech is deurbanize?
Deurbanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deurbanize?
The past tense of deurbanize is deurbanized.

Words near deurbanize in the dictionary

  1. deuotions
  2. deurbanise
  3. deurbanised
  4. deurbanization
  5. deurbanizations
  6. deurbanize
  7. deurbanized
  8. deurbanizes
  9. deurbanizing
  10. deuridylylation
  11. deurmekaar

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