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citifying

verb

present participle of citify

as in civilizing

to accustom to the ways of the city we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from

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urbanizing

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Both sides represent wider constituencies that are using this election to define the future of hunting and fishing — not only in the rapidly-urbanizing state of Colorado but, by extension, the rest of America.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa has both the most rapidly urbanizing population on Earth and the youngest.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

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