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      suburbanize
      verb
      make suburban in character
      take on suburban character
      Roots
      subsub- · Latin · near, close tourbsurban- · Latin · cityizein-ize · Greek · to make
      Words related to suburbanize
      suburbanizationnsuburbanadjsuburbianburbsuburbsnsuburbanismnexurbanitesuburbanitenexurbanconurbiaexurbexurbiancitificationnnonurbanurbanadjcitifyvsemiruralbanlieuemetroplexoutskirtnsupercitynurbaniterurbanurbanizingvfaubourgnurbanizedadjurbanologyadjurbanismnintownsubtopian

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