Metropolitanize: meaning, definitions and examples

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metropolitanize

 

[ ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtaɪz ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

urban development

To metropolitanize means to make a region or area more like a metropolitan area, typically through urbanization, infrastructure development, and population growth. This transformation often involves increasing the density of residential and commercial buildings, as well as enhancing transportation and services to support a larger population.

Synonyms

develop, modernize, urbanize

Examples of usage

  • The city plans to metropolitanize the surrounding suburbs.
  • Rapid population growth is causing the rural areas to metropolitanize.
  • New policies aim to metropolitanize the transportation system.

Translations

Translations of the word "metropolitanize" in other languages:

🇵🇹 metropolitanizar

🇮🇳 महानगरीकरण करना

🇩🇪 metropolitanisieren

🇮🇩 metropolitanisasi

🇺🇦 метрополітенізувати

🇵🇱 metropolizować

🇯🇵 メトロポリタニゼーションする

🇫🇷 métropoliser

🇪🇸 metropolizar

🇹🇷 metropolize

🇰🇷 대도시화하다

🇸🇦 تحويل إلى مدينة كبرى

🇨🇿 metropolizovat

🇸🇰 metropolizovať

🇨🇳 大都市化

🇸🇮 metropolizirati

🇮🇸 metrópólísera

🇰🇿 метрополитенизациялау

🇬🇪 მეტროპოლიზაცია

🇦🇿 metropolizasiya

🇲🇽 metropolizar

Word origin

The term 'metropolitanize' is derived from the word 'metropolitan', which has its origins in the Greek words 'meter' meaning 'mother' and 'polis' meaning 'city'. Originally, 'metropolitan' referred to the parent city of an area or district. The concept evolved to describe urban areas that embody characteristics of large cities, such as economic diversity, cultural richness, and significant population density. The suffix '-ize' is used to form verbs that indicate causing to become or to convert into a specified state. Thus, 'metropolitanize' emerged in the 20th century as urbanization accelerated and more regions sought to adopt the attributes of metropolitan life, promoting development and modernization efforts. As cities grew, both in size and influence, this term gained prominence in discussions about urban planning and policy making, reflecting the ongoing transformation of rural and suburban areas into urban centers.