† metropolizev.

Forms: 1600s metropolize, 1700s–1800s metropolise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metropolis n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < metropolis n. + -ize suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtrǫ·pŏləiz) /mɪˈtrɒpəlaɪz/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. transitive. Perhaps: to concentrate in one place.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

a1658 J. Cleveland Obsequies in Wks. (1687) 235 To beg a Neck with Claudius, to metropolize all Worth.

2. transitive (in passive). Of a person: to be or become adapted or accustomed to living in a city.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1794 T. Campbell Let. Apr. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. T. Campbell (1849) I. v. 107 I suppose you are now fairly metropolised.

3. intransitive. To visit the metropolis (i.e. London).Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1815 Ld. Byron in J. Paget Paradoxes & Puzzles (1874) We mean to metropolise to-morrow, and you will address your next to Piccadilly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	metropolize
释义	† metropolizev. Forms: 1600s metropolize, 1700s–1800s metropolise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metropolis n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < metropolis n. + -ize suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtrǫ·pŏləiz) /mɪˈtrɒpəlaɪz/. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. Perhaps: to concentrate in one place.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1658 J. Cleveland Obsequies in Wks. (1687) 235 To beg a Neck with Claudius, to metropolize all Worth. 2. transitive (in passive). Of a person: to be or become adapted or accustomed to living in a city.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1794 T. Campbell Let. Apr. in W. Beattie Life & Lett. T. Campbell (1849) I. v. 107 I suppose you are now fairly metropolised. 3. intransitive. To visit the metropolis (i.e. London).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1815 Ld. Byron in J. Paget Paradoxes & Puzzles (1874) We mean to metropolise to-morrow, and you will address your next to Piccadilly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.a1658
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