Boulevardize

/ˌbuː.lə.vɑr.daɪz/ verb

Definition

To convert into or make resemble a boulevard; to widen and beautify streets or urban areas after the fashion of Parisian boulevards.

Etymology

From boulevard plus -ize suffix meaning 'to make or become,' referring to the process of urban renovation in the style of Paris.

Kelly Says

Boulevardize is a real word for what happened to Paris under Baron Haussmann—he literally demolished old neighborhoods and rebuilt them as wide, beautiful boulevards.

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