pedestrianize

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Etymology

From pedestrian +‎ -ize.

Verb

pedestrianize (third-person singular simple present pedestrianizes, present participle pedestrianizing, simple past and past participle pedestrianized)

  1. (transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists
    Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street.
    • 2022 November 25, Sarah Baxter et al., “Britain's 15 best high streets – where Christmas shopping is a pleasure”, in The Telegraph:
      It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques.
  2. (intransitive, dated) To walk; to travel on foot.
  3. (transitive, dated) To traverse on foot.

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