Italian

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Etymology

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From urban(o) (urban) +‎ -izzare (-ize).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ur.ba.nidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ur‧ba‧niz‧zà‧re

Verb

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urbanizzàre (first-person singular present urbanìzzo, first-person singular past historic urbanizzài, past participle urbanizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to urbanize, to make (e.g. the countryside) urban
  2. (transitive) to make (customs, one's speech, etc.) more urbane in nature, to civilize

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