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单词 metropolitanize
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Definition of metropolitanize in English:

metropolitanize

(also metropolitanise)
verb ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənʌɪzˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtnʌɪz
  • with object (Usually in pass.). To make metropolitan in character; to give (a person) the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller; to urbanize (a place).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philadelphia Press. From metropolitan + -ize.

 
 

Definition of metropolitanize in US English:

metropolitanize

(also metropolitanise)
verb
  • with object (Usually in pass.). To make metropolitan in character; to give (a person) the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller; to urbanize (a place).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philadelphia Press. From metropolitan + -ize.

 
 
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