the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To render urbane.
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v. make more industrial or city-like
v. impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
Word Usage
"From his attempt to "urbanize" the Republican Party to his "strategic" use of the uttered gaffe, he has personified a political party that is lost far, far out in the woods."