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Ruralized

Ruralize \Ru"ral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruralizing.] To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.

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ruralized

vb. (en-past of: ruralize)

Usage examples of "ruralized".

While thousands of towns and smaller cities fell into ruin, and the great majority of thousands of populations became increasingly isolated and ruralized, certain other cities, particularly metropolises, and the seats of governors, prefects, bishops, and such, places already overcrowded, experienced additional, unwelcome influxes of population.

As the industrial revolution was urbanizing and modernizing England, India was becoming ruralized, a poor, agrarian country.