suburbanize
/səˈbɜːrbənaɪz/
verb
- To make an area into a suburb or give it suburban characteristics, such as building houses, roads, and shopping centers.
- Developers suburbanized the coastal village, replacing fishing huts with condominiums.
- The city council plans to suburbanize the farmland on the edge of town.
- Efforts to suburbanize the region often face opposition from environmental groups.
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