pedestrianize.
To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists
Meaning & usage
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.
To walk; to travel on foot.
To traverse on foot.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin -es Latin pedes Latin -ter Latin pedester English -an English pedestrian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pedestrianize From pedestrian + -ize.
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