as in civilizing
to accustom to the ways of the city
every September the city of Boston urbanizes a new crop of college students from small towns across the country
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“Urbanizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanizing. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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