Haussmannize

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verb

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

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Meanings

verbHaussmannize (third-person singular simple present Haussmannizes, present participle Haussmannizing, simple past and past participle Haussmannized)

present singular third person Haussmannizes · participle present Haussmannizing · participle past Haussmannized · past Haussmannized

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

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

    2012, Norman Williams Jr., American Land Planning Law: Cases and Materials

Origin

From Haussmann + -ize.

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Translations

French haussmanniser
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haussmannize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haussmannize.

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