urbanizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From urbano + -izar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uʁ.ˌbɐ.ni.ˈza(ʁ)/

Verb

urbanizar (first-person singular present indicative urbanizo, past participle urbanizado)

  1. (transitive) to develop (bring urban infrastructure to an area)
  2. (transitive) to urbanize (make something more urban in character)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From urbano + -izar.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /urbaniˈθaɾ/, [urβaniˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /urbaniˈsaɾ/, [urβaniˈsaɾ]

Verb

urbanizar (first-person singular present urbanizo, first-person singular preterite urbanicé, past participle urbanizado)

  1. to develop (land for building houses)
  2. to urbanize

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.
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