citify

tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. To cause to become urban.
2. To impart the styles and manners of a city to: "Will the immigration of high-powered executives somehow citify the country?" (Wharton Magazine).

citification cit'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.

verb

To imbue with city ways, manners, and customs: metropolitanize, urbanize. See urban/rural.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: accustom to urban ways

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ændre til bystruktur

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstedelijken

Français (French)
v. tr. - urbaniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstädtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αστικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
urbanizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - urbanizar-se

Русский (Russian)
пообтесать, придавать городской вид

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - urbanizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge en stadsmässig prägel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使都市化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使都市化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 도시화하다, 도시풍으로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 都会化する, 都会人化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمدن, يتشبهه بأخلاق المدينه أو طريقه حياتها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עייר, נתן צביון עירוני‬

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