ALL meanings of gentrified
gen·tri·fied
G g - noun gentrified Simple past tense and past participle of gentrify. 1
- adjective gentrified very or excessively refined or elegant. 1
- adjective gentrified subjected to gentrification. 1
- verb with object gentrified 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 gentrified 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 gentrified to undergo this type of change: Some neighborhoods gentrify more quickly than others. 1
- adjective gentrified (of a street, area, house, etc) having become a more expensive place to live because wealthy people have moved into the area and bought the houses where people with less money used to live 0