gentrify: Meaning and Definition of

gen•tri•fy

Pronunciation: ( jen'tru-fī"), [key]
— v., -fied, -fy•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to improve (a neighborhood) by gentrification.
—v.i.
  1. to undergo gentrification: Some neighborhoods gentrify more easily than others.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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