gentrify

gen·tri·fy

 (jĕn′trə-fī′)

v. gen·tri·fied, gen·tri·fy·ing, gen·tri·fies

v.tr.

To subject to gentrification: gentrify a row of Victorian houses.

v.intr.

To undergo gentrification: a neighborhood that is rapidly gentrifying.

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[gentr(y) + -fy.]

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gen′tri·fi′er n.

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gentrify

(ˈdʒɛntrɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

to make (an area) a more expensive place to live through wealthy people moving into the area and buying the houses where people with less money used to live

ˈgentriˌfied adj

ˈgentriˌfier n

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gen•tri•fy

(ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to subject (a run-down neighborhood) to gentrification.

[1970–75]

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gentrify

Past participle: gentrified
Gerund: gentrifying

Imperative

gentrify

gentrify

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

gentrify - renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old center of town" freshen up, refurbish, renovate - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

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Translations

embourgeoiser

gentrify

[ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ] VT → aburguesar

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gentrify

vt area → aufwerten (durch Renovierungsarbeiten, Zuzug von sozial Bessergestellten etc)

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