1. to make urban in character or appearance; to cause to become more like a city
Usage: transitive verb; often used in passive voice

Examples

• The construction of highways and shopping centers began to citify the once-rural county.
• As the town grew, developers worked to citify the landscape with tall buildings and paved streets.
• The influx of young professionals helped citify the neighborhood.
• Rapid development citified the agricultural region within a decade.
• Many small towns have been citified by suburban sprawl.