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to pedestrianize

to pedestrianize

6.2
To make a street where only people can walk and cars are not allowed
  • verb
  • /pəˈdɛstrɪəˌnaɪz/
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  • 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
6.2
to restrict
361 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.