# Haussmannize

> English word · Verb

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

## Etymology
From Haussmann + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haussmannize