metropolitanize
metropolitanize · metropolitanizes · metropolitanized · metropolitanizing
To make metropolitan; to adapt to the norms of a metropolisTo make metropolitan; to adapt to the norms of a metropolis.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make metropolitan; to adapt to the norms of a metropolis.
Origin
From metropolitan + -ize.From metropolitan + -ize.
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Forms
metropolitanizes, metropolitanizing, metropolitanized, metropolitanized| Base form | metropolitanize · to metropolitanize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | metropolitanizes |
| Present participle | metropolitanizing |
| Past simple | metropolitanized |
| Past participle | metropolitanized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmetropolitanization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.