opzoomeren

Etymology
From, the name of the street in Rotterdam where the concept originated. The word is commonly interpreted as consisting of, “to summer up” (whence the separable conjugation and alternative spelling opzomeren), even though the street name (named after the 19th-century philosopher Cornelis Willem Opzoomer) in fact derives from the surname , which is ultimately traced back to the etymologically different toponym.

Verb

 * 1)  to increase the quality of life and social cohesion in a residential street, especially in poorer areas, through communally organized initiatives such as social events and beautification projects.
 * 2) * 2004, Karin van Doorn, Empowerment: over laten en doen, p. 37:
 * "nl"

- De auteurs van het onderzoek schetsen opzoomeren als een 'stille kracht'. Er gaan geen miljarden in om zoals bij de herstructurering van wijken, maar als ontmoetingsbeleid is opzoomeren minstens zo effectief, zo niet effectiever.

Inflection
Rarely conjugated as a nonseparable verb (past participle geopzoomerd), reflecting the word's etymology.