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gentrify

verb
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.faɪ/

Etymology

From gentry + -fy.

  1. derived from genterie
  2. suffixed as gentrify — “gentry + fy”

Definitions

  1. To renovate or improve something (especially housing or district), making it more…

    To renovate or improve something (especially housing or district), making it more appealing to the middle classes (now often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).

  2. To develop and invest in a penurious or impoverished place.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA