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Haussmannize

Haussmannize verb: to destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).

Verb

Haussmannize (third-person singular simple present Haussmannizes, present participle Haussmannizing, simple past and past participle Haussmannized)

  1. (transitive) To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).
    • They are not designed to Haussmannize a city, but to guide its future growth.2012, Norman Williams Jr., American Land Planning Law: Cases and Materials

Forms of Haussmannize

third-person singular presentHaussmannizes
present participleHaussmannizing
past participleHaussmannized
pastHaussmannized

Origin of Haussmannize

From Haussmann + -ize.

Words formed from Haussmannize

Questions about Haussmannize

What does Haussmannize mean?
Haussmannize means to destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).
What part of speech is Haussmannize?
Haussmannize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Haussmannize?
The past tense of Haussmannize is Haussmannized.

Words near Haussmannize in the dictionary

  1. hausses
  2. Haussmann
  3. Haussmannian
  4. Haussmannization
  5. Haussmannizations
  6. Haussmannize
  7. Haussmannized
  8. Haussmannizes
  9. Haussmannizing
  10. haustella
  11. haustellate

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