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Verb: ruralize  'rûr-u,lIz
  1. To make rural in character or appearance
    "The developer ruralized the suburban area by adding more green spaces";
    - ruralise [Brit]
     
  2. To move to a rural area; to adopt a rural lifestyle
    "Many city dwellers chose to ruralize during the pandemic";
    - ruralise [Brit]

Derived forms: ruralized, ruralizes, ruralizing