suburbanize

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le processus qui donne à un territoire les caractéristiques d'une banlieue, souvent par le développement de logements, d'infrastructures ou d'un mode de vie typiques des zones suburbaines.

A verb used to describe the process of making an area more characteristic of a suburb, often by developing housing, infrastructure, or lifestyles typical of suburban areas.

1. Take on suburban characterC1formal

   To develop or acquire the characteristics typical of a suburb, such as residential housing, shopping centers, and a commuter lifestyle.

   prendre un caractère suburbain

   • The rural area began to suburbanize as new housing developments were built.
   • Many small towns are suburbanizing due to the influx of city workers.
   • The landscape suburbanized rapidly after the new highway was constructed.

2. Make suburban in characterC1formal

   To transform an area or community into a suburb, often by adding residential and commercial infrastructure.

   banaliser en banlieue

   • The city council's plan aims to suburbanize the outskirts of the town.
   • Developers are trying to suburbanize the farmland with new housing estates.
   • The government's policies have suburbanized many formerly rural regions.