urbanize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

urbanize
    v 1: make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized
         after many people moved in" [syn: {urbanize}, {urbanise}]
    2: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon;
       "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding
       them" [syn: {urbanize}, {urbanise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Urbanize \Ur"ban*ize\, v. t.
   To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. --Howell.
   [1913 Webster]