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metropolize, v.|mɪˈtrɒpəlaɪz| [f. metropolis + -ize.] 1. trans. (nonce-use) ? To concentrate in one place.
a1658Cleveland Obsequies 79 Wks. (1687) 235 To beg a Neck with Claudius, metropolize all Worth. 2. intr. To visit ‘the metropolis’. nonce-use.
1815Byron in J. Paget Paradoxes & Puzzles (1874), We mean to metropolise to-morrow, and you will address your next to Piccadilly. |