gentrify

English

Etymology

Verb

gentrify (third-person singular simple present gentrifies, present participle gentrifying, simple past and past participle gentrified)

(transitive) to renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes

Derived terms

gentrification

Translations

to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes

Catalan: gentrificar (ca)
French: embourgeoiser (fr)
German: gentrifizieren (de)
Italian: gentrificare

Norwegian:
Bokmål: gentrifisere
Portuguese: gentrificar
Spanish: gentrificar (es)

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