To convert land or society toward agricultural practices and rural ways of living.
From agrarian (relating to farming) + -ize (to make or become). Agrarian comes from Latin 'agrarius' meaning 'of fields.' The suffix -ize entered English from Greek, meaning to cause to become or practice.
This word reflects a real historical process: when societies shift from hunting/gathering to farming, they literally agrarianize their cultures. It's the opposite of industrialization, and some argue we're seeing reverse agrarianization in wealthy nations as cities grow and fewer people farm.
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