ALL meanings of gentrify
gen·tri·fy
G g - 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
- verb gentrify to make (an area) a more expensive place to live through wealthy people moving into the area and buying the houses where people with less money used to live 0
- verb transitive gentrify to convert (a deteriorated or aging area in a city) into a more affluent middle-class neighborhood, as by remodeling dwellings, resulting in increased property values and in displacement of the poor 0
- verb transitive gentrify to raise to a higher status or condition; improve, uplift, etc. 0