Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1888 (implied in suburbanized), from suburban + -ize. Related: Suburbanizing. Also suburbanise.
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.
WordNet
v. take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: suburbanise]
make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: suburbanise]
Usage examples of "suburbanize".
The big door creaked open, letting in a rush of fresh clean air and opening up a clear glittering view of the suburbanized foothills.
Part of this is due to the fact that in pop culture the future has been colonized -- suburbanized, really --just as effectively as the present, and with as deleterious a fallout on niche cultures, endangered species, and The Natural Phenomena Formerly Known As Wilderness.
Motherhood, in fact, became a dominant occupation in suburbanizing America.