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to pedestrianize

to pedestrianize

1 6.2
To make a street where only people can walk and cars are not allowed
  • verb
  • /pəˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz/
: peatonalizar
  • CAZ and BILLI steer a course through a pedestrianized part of central London.

Examples

  • Third, a question on why the government (both in its core and its wider plexus) appears to push for a radical alteration of the demonstration's route in central Athens (currently centered around Panepistimiou Avenue, which is allegedly planned to be pedestrianized).

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  • So in Europe they began to pedestrianize streets.

  • The whole town has an aura of peace and otherworldliness; the centre is mostly pedestrianized, and it is quite small with very old, quaint buildings.

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  • Paris plans to pedestrianize its city center by limiting vehicle access to residents and public transport.

  • The city is working to pedestrianize several streets to make them safer for walkers and cyclists.

  • The local council decided to pedestrianize the main shopping street to enhance the shopping experience for visitors.

How Pedestrianized

to pedestrianize
1 6.2
to restrict
188 3.1

Surface Forms

pedestrianize infinitive
pedestrianized past
pedestrianized past participle
pedestrianizing present participle
pedestrianizes third person singular

Morphology

pedestrianize = pedestrian (transparent) = pedestrian + ize

The verb is formed by adding productive suffix '-ize' to 'pedestrian' meaning 'person on foot', yielding 'make into or adapt for pedestrians'.

Etymology

Pedestrianize comes from pedestrian, which has the root ped- meaning 'foot' and is the same root as pedal. So, to pedestrianize a street is to make it for 'walkers' and keep out vehicles.