gentrify

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Synonyms: gentry, gentrice, entify, petrify, denitrify, metrify, gentries, gentrie

Antonyms: gentry, gentrice, entify, petrify, denitrify, metrify, gentries, gentrie

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[renovate]] or [[improve]] something (especially [[housing]] or [[district]]), making it more appealing to the [[middle class]]es (now often with the negative association of [[price out|pricing out]] existing residents).
2. To develop and invest in a [[penurious]] or [[impoverished]] place.

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