English Explanatory Dictionary

gentrify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.faɪ/ En-us-gentrify.ogg

Word forms

gentrify gentrifies gentrifying gentrified

Etymology

From gentry + -fy.

Derived words

gentrification gentrifier regentrify
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