urbanize
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ verb ] make more industrial or city-like
Synonyms Examples "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (sociology) develop industry; become industrial
Synonyms Examples "The nations of SE Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West" Used in print (The Nation, 193: 16...)Was it the party 's intention , for_example , to abolish gradually the kolkhoz system and replace it by uniformly wage-earning sovkhozes , i. e. , state farms ( which were , moreover , to be progressively `` urbanized '' ) ? Related terms |
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