gentrify
verb/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/
/ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gentrify | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it gentrifies | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple gentrified | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle gentrified | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form gentrifying | /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to improve an area of a town or city so that it attracts wealthier people than before
- be gentrified Old working-class areas of the city are being gentrified.
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- to improve somebody's manners or way of life so they become acceptable to people of a higher social class than before
- (be) gentrified a gentrified Irish American
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