different between urbanize vs citify

English

Alternative forms

• urbanise

Etymology

urban +? -ize

Verb

urbanize (third-person singular simple present urbanizes, present participle urbanizing, simple past and past participle urbanized)

1. To make something more urban in character.
2. To take up an urban way of life.

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

urbanize

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of urbanizar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of urbanizar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of urbanizar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of urbanizar

English

Alternative forms

• cityfy

Etymology

From city +? -fy.

Pronunciation

Verb

citify (third-person singular simple present citifies, present participle citifying, simple past and past participle citified)

1. (intransitive, informal) To become more like or more in the character of a city.
   • 1946, Harper's Magazine, Volume 192,

     The metropolis grows like a tree in concentric circles, rim upon rim, the inner rings hardening or "citifying" and the outer bark expanding or "urbanizing."
2. (transitive, slang) To make more like or more in the character of a city.
   • 1995, National Geographic Society, National Geographic, Volume 187,

     "But these newcomers are citifying the rural atmosphere." They're also citifying prices.

3. (transitive, informal) To make more like a city person.

Synonyms

• urbanize

Antonyms

• countrify