gentrified
[ jen-truh-fahyd ]
/ ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪd /
adjective
very or excessively refined or elegant.
subjected to gentrification.
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Definition for gentrified (2 of 2)
gentrify
[ jen-truh-fahy ]
/ ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), gen·tri·fied, gen·tri·fy·ing.
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.
to conform to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle; make appealing to those with more affluent tastes: Fish and chips have been gentrified.
verb (used without object), gen·tri·fied, gen·tri·fy·ing.
to undergo this type of change: Some neighborhoods gentrify more quickly than others.
OTHER WORDS FROM gentrify
gen·tri·fi·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for gentrified
The City in the 70s would be unrecognizable to denizens of the gentrified metropolis of today.
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