verb
- making or becoming more urban in character; developing urban areas
Usage: British spelling; present participle
Examples
- The government is urbanising rural areas to accommodate population growth.
- Many developing countries are rapidly urbanising their economies.
- The urbanising process has transformed the landscape over decades.
- Local communities are concerned about urbanising their traditional farmland.
- The region is urbanising at an unprecedented rate.
- Urban planners are carefully urbanising the coastal area.