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Meaning of Haussmannize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To destroy the old in order to build the new (in the manner of Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of Paris).

transitive

Equivalents

Français haussmanniser

Examples

“They are not designed to Haussmannize a city, but to guide its future growth.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Haussmannized Haussmannizes Haussmannizing hav have have a bad time of it