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pedestrianize

[ puh-des-tree-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, pe·des·tri·an·ized, pe·des·tri·an·iz·ing.
  1. to go on foot; walk.


pedestrianize

/ pɪˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to convert (a street) into an area for the use of pedestrians only, by excluding all motor vehicles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • peˌdestrianiˈzation, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedestrianize1

First recorded in 1805–15; pedestrian + -ize
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Example Sentences

With 20th Street pedestrianized and turned into a streatery, you can get food from Zorba’s Cafe or Mission and settle in for dinner and a show.

But if he would pedestrianize everywhere, London remained the walking ground of his heart.

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