urbanize

It was a lot more crowded today and it has been urbanized like so many cities.

As the world population continues to grow and urbanize, a lot more people will be buying all their food in stores rather than producing any of it on farms or in gardens.

No modern country has ever reached middle-income status without urbanizing first.

Sub-Saharan Africa is already one of the fastest urbanizing regions, with around 450 million city dwellers.