Sentence:  In taking his gage from a prostitute in the London stews, he appropriates in a burlesque mode the faltering aristocratic rituals that Richard and his father try to manage. He <WSD>citifies</WSD> them, or reveals how they have already been invaded by city modes of violence and desire in the history world. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To make more like a city person.