civicize

English

Etymology

civic +‎ -ize

Verb

civicize (third-person singular simple present civicizes, present participle civicizing, simple past and past participle civicized)

1. (transitive) To make civic.
   • 2023, Teddy Cruz, Fonna Forman, Socializing Architecture: Top Down / Bottom Up, page 60:

     Civicizing public spaces is an antidote to marginalization and exclusion, and it requires that we restore linkages between municipalities, social networks, cultural institutions and communities.

Related terms

• civicization