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Urbanizer vs Urbanize - What's the difference?

urbanizer | urbanize |

As a noun urbanizer

is one who develops a place into a city.

As a verb urbanize is

to make something more urban in character.

urbanizer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who develops a place into a city.
  • A place that takes on the characteristics of cities.
  • * 2008 , Sanjeev Sanyal, The Indian renaissance: India's rise after a thousand years of decline (page 193)
  • However, rapid urbanization would be a major break from India's past as the country has been, so far, a reluctant urbanizer . It took half a century for the share of urban population to rise from 17% in 1951 to 28.5% in 2001.

    urbanize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * urbanise not valid in American English

    Verb

    (urbaniz)
  • To make something more urban in character.
  • To take up an urban way of life.