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- US Pronunciation
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- [jen-truh-fahy]
- /ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jen-truh-fahy]
- /ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ/
Definitions of gentrify word
- verb with object gentrify 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. 1
- verb with object gentrify to conform to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle; make appealing to those with more affluent tastes: Fish and chips have been gentrified. 1
- verb without object gentrify to undergo this type of change: Some neighborhoods gentrify more quickly than others. 1
- noun gentrify Renovate and improve (especially a house or district) so that it conforms to middle-class taste. 1
- transitive verb gentrify make more upmarket 1
- verb gentrify When a street or area is gentrified, it becomes a more expensive place to live because wealthy people move into the area and buy the houses where people with less money used to live. 0
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Origin of gentrify
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; gentry + -fy
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Parts of speech for Gentrify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gentrify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gentrify usage trend in Literature
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verb gentrify
- restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- repeat — repeat loop
- resume — a summing up; summary.
- revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
Antonyms for gentrify
verb gentrify
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
Top questions with gentrify
- how to gentrify an area?
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