'Urbanize' definitions:

Definition of 'urbanize'

From: WordNet
verb
Make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" [syn: urbanize, urbanise]
verb
Impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them" [syn: urbanize, urbanise]

Definition of 'Urbanize'

From: GCIDE
  • Urbanize \Ur"ban*ize\, v. t. To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. --Howell. [1913 Webster]