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Haussmannized

Haussmannized is the simple past and past participle of Haussmannize.

Meaning of Haussmannize

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

Questions about Haussmannized

What is Haussmannized the simple past and past participle of?
Haussmannized is the simple past and past participle of Haussmannize.

Words near Haussmannized in the dictionary

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

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