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Definitions for Gentrify
[1] to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
[2] to conform to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle; make appealing to those with more affluent tastes: Fish and chips have been gentrified.
[3] to undergo this type of change: Some neighborhoods gentrify more quickly than others.
Words related to Gentrify
restore, repeat, extend, resume, revive, prolong, reopen, continue, restate, reestablish, reaffirm, exhilarate, reinvigorate, recreate, refurbish, remodel, resuscitate, refit, repair, rejuvenate
Words nearby Gentrify
gentoo, gentoo penguin, gentrice, gentrification, gentrified, gentrify, gentry, gents, gents', genu, genu recurvatum
Origin of Gentrify
First recorded in 1970–75; gentry + -fy
Other words from Gentrify
gen·tri·fi·er , noun
Synonyms for Gentrify
continue, extend, prolong, reaffirm, reestablish, reopen, repeat, restate, restore, resume, revive, brace, exhilarate, freshen, mend, modernize, overhaul, reawaken, recommence, recondition, recreate, refit, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, repair, replace, replenish, restock, resuscitate, retread, revitalize, spruce, stimulate, transform, begin again, breathe new life into, bring up to date, fix up, go over