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Meaning of "metropolitanize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METROPOLITANIZE

metropolitanize  [ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənˌaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METROPOLITANIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metropolitanize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb metropolitanize in English.

WHAT DOES METROPOLITANIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of metropolitanize in the English dictionary

The definition of metropolitanize in the dictionary is to make into, or to make similar to, a metropolis.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO METROPOLITANIZE

PRESENT

Present
I metropolitanize
you metropolitanize
he/she/it metropolitanizes
we metropolitanize
you metropolitanize
they metropolitanize
Present continuous
I am metropolitanizing
you are metropolitanizing
he/she/it is metropolitanizing
we are metropolitanizing
you are metropolitanizing
they are metropolitanizing
Present perfect
I have metropolitanized
you have metropolitanized
he/she/it has metropolitanized
we have metropolitanized
you have metropolitanized
they have metropolitanized
Present perfect continuous
I have been metropolitanizing
you have been metropolitanizing
he/she/it has been metropolitanizing
we have been metropolitanizing
you have been metropolitanizing
they have been metropolitanizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I metropolitanized
you metropolitanized
he/she/it metropolitanized
we metropolitanized
you metropolitanized
they metropolitanized
Past continuous
I was metropolitanizing
you were metropolitanizing
he/she/it was metropolitanizing
we were metropolitanizing
you were metropolitanizing
they were metropolitanizing
Past perfect
I had metropolitanized
you had metropolitanized
he/she/it had metropolitanized
we had metropolitanized
you had metropolitanized
they had metropolitanized
Past perfect continuous
I had been metropolitanizing
you had been metropolitanizing
he/she/it had been metropolitanizing
we had been metropolitanizing
you had been metropolitanizing
they had been metropolitanizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will metropolitanize
you will metropolitanize
he/she/it will metropolitanize
we will metropolitanize
you will metropolitanize
they will metropolitanize
Future continuous
I will be metropolitanizing
you will be metropolitanizing
he/she/it will be metropolitanizing
we will be metropolitanizing
you will be metropolitanizing
they will be metropolitanizing
Future perfect
I will have metropolitanized
you will have metropolitanized
he/she/it will have metropolitanized
we will have metropolitanized
you will have metropolitanized
they will have metropolitanized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been metropolitanizing
you will have been metropolitanizing
he/she/it will have been metropolitanizing
we will have been metropolitanizing
you will have been metropolitanizing
they will have been metropolitanizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would metropolitanize
you would metropolitanize
he/she/it would metropolitanize
we would metropolitanize
you would metropolitanize
they would metropolitanize
Conditional continuous
I would be metropolitanizing
you would be metropolitanizing
he/she/it would be metropolitanizing
we would be metropolitanizing
you would be metropolitanizing
they would be metropolitanizing
Conditional perfect
I would have metropolitanize
you would have metropolitanize
he/she/it would have metropolitanize
we would have metropolitanize
you would have metropolitanize
they would have metropolitanize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been metropolitanizing
you would have been metropolitanizing
he/she/it would have been metropolitanizing
we would have been metropolitanizing
you would have been metropolitanizing
they would have been metropolitanizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you metropolitanize
we let´s metropolitanize
you metropolitanize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to metropolitanize
Past participle
metropolitanized
Present Participle
metropolitanizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METROPOLITANIZE


archaize
ˈɑːkɪˌaɪz
citizenise
ˈsɪtɪzənˌaɪz
citizenize
ˈsɪtɪz ənˌaɪz
diphthongize
ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz
fetishize
ˈfɛtɪʃˌaɪz
Hebraize
ˈhiːbreɪˌaɪz
hyalinize
ˈhaɪəlɪnˌaɪz
kaolinize
ˈkeɪəlɪnˌaɪz
linearize
ˈlɪnɪərˌaɪz
luteinize
ˈluːtiːnˌaɪz
masculinise
ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz
masculinize
ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz
metropolitanise
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtənˌaɪz
nomadize
ˈnəʊmædˌaɪz
northernise
ˈnɔːðənˌaɪz
northernize
ˈnɔːðənˌaɪz
restabilize
ˌriːˈsteɪbɪlˌaɪz
rhetorize
ˈretərˌaɪz
totalitarianise
təʊˌtælɪˈteərɪənˌaɪz
totalitarianize
təʊˌtælɪˈteərɪənˌaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METROPOLITANIZE

metronidazole
metronome
metronomic
metronomical
metronomically
metronymic
metroplex
metropolis
metropolitan
metropolitan county
metropolitan district
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Police
metropolitanate
metropolitanise
metropolitanism
metropolitical
metrorrhagia
metrosexual
metrostyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE METROPOLITANIZE

Americanize
avianize
Christianize
dehumanize
disorganize
euthanize
galvanize
humanize
Italianize
japanize
mechanize
melanize
organize
recognize
reorganize
Romanize
Russianize
urbanize
volcanize
vulcanize
womanize

Synonyms and antonyms of metropolitanize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metropolitanize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METROPOLITANIZE

Find out the translation of metropolitanize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metropolitanize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metropolitanize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

metropolitanize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metropolitanize
570 millions of speakers

English

metropolitanize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metropolitanize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metropolitanize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

metropolitanize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metropolitanize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metropolitanize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

metropolitanize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metropolitanize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metropolitanize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metropolitanize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metropolitanize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metropolitanize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metropolitanize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metropolitanize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महानगरीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metropolitanize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metropolitanize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metropolitanize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

metropolitanize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metropolitanize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metropolitanize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metropolitanize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metropolitanize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metropolitanize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metropolitanize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METROPOLITANIZE»

The term «metropolitanize» is used very little and occupies the 167.593 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METROPOLITANIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metropolitanize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metropolitanize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metropolitanize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METROPOLITANIZE»

Discover the use of metropolitanize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metropolitanize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Radio and Television
“RADIO MAY METROPOLITANIZE THE RURAL DISTRICTS" / ~ M del llluslral'in§ lhe (F,-9 5'_ B) alndamenfal. ALARGE group of newspaper owners, publishers and editors have decided that radio is a serious menace to the newspaper world.
‎1926
2
Metropolitan Problems
... two meanings becomes clearer by recognizing that the recent creation of an administrative Greater London, although it brought much of the metropolitan area under one administration and, therefore, tended to “de-metropolitanize” the area,  ...
S. Miles, 2013
3
Dimensions of a Creole Continuum: History, Texts & ...
... language maintenance has always been more vigorous than is usually acknowledged; . . . pressures to retain the creole, for some people, should be seen as being equally important as pressures to metropolitanize are for others" ( n.d.a: 3).
John R. Rickford, 1987
4
On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions
“The intention [here] was to 'metropolitanize' the Algerian the police,” writes VidalNaquet, “butwas therenota risk of 'Algerianizing' the Frenchpolice? ...This forecast proved alltoo true,” he explains, “forthe police officerswho weretransferred ...
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya Kurian, 2009
5
Music and Marx: Ideas, Practice, Politics
... Chakrabarty (2000), to “metropolitanize India,” that is, to historicize and situate feudalism and music by speaking from within, and in terms of, Indian practices. India has, since independence, become a capitalized and industrialized economy ...
Regula Burckhardt Qureshi, 2013
6
Relocating Global Cities: From the Center to the Margins
The resulting failure to metropolitanize government across the city-county divide has had serious negative consequences for Tampa because population growth across the county has taken place at the expense of the city. For instance, the ...
Michael Mark Amen, Kevin Archer, M. Martin Bosman, 2006
7
Locating Right to the City in the Global South
We have illustrated with the case studies that the degree to which nation states metropolitanize affects their ability to implement urban mega-projects. The divergence from the neoliberal model of state restructuring opens a new direction for ...
Tony Roshan Samara, Shenjing He, Guo Chen, 2013
8
Urban Megaprojects: A Worldwide View
The authors have illustrated with the case studies that the degree to which national states metropolitanize affects their abilities to implement urban megaprojects. The divergence from the neoliberal model of state restructuring opens a new ...
Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría, 2013
9
The Governance of Common Property Resources
... in effect, “metropolitanize” education. for example, put their houses within commuting distance of a. 83 PAUL PORTNEY, JON SONSTELIE, ALLEN KNEESE.
Edwin T. Haefele, 2013
10
Tropical Versailles: Empire Monarchy and the Portuguese ...
As a consequence, remaking Rio de Janeiro into the court meant reconciling the larger quest to metropolitanize the city with slavery and with the African and African Brazilian residents who made up a majority of its population. 122 Tropical  ...
Kirsten Schultz, 2001

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METROPOLITANIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metropolitanize is used in the context of the following news items.
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LIVE CHAT: Tom Sugrue takes your questions about the future of …
Like Toronto, in order to insure an equitable distribution of tax monies, we must Metropolitanize. It is simply not fair to abandon the City Proper ... «Michigan Radio, Feb 14»
2
A maturity that belies their years
Metropolitanize is a result of her travel to and from college, with cranes that dominate the dockyard skylike, giant giraffes or dinosaurs, ... «Times of Malta, Jul 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metropolitanize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metropolitanize>. Apr 2024 ».
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