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gentrify

verb

Renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
G
Ends with
Y
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
15

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdʒɛntɹɪfaɪ

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verb

  1. Renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations

    “Gentrify a row of old houses”

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Example Sentences

Gentrify a row of old houses
Gentrify the old center of town

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