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sub•ur•ban•ize
Pronunciation: (su-bûr'bu-nīz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
to give suburban characteristics to:
to suburbanize a rural area. Also, esp. Brit.,sub•ur'ban•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.