gentrify
verb
gen·tri·fy
ˈjen-trə-ˌfī 
gentrified; gentrifying
: to attempt or accomplish the gentrification of
gentrified a run-down section of the city
: to undergo gentrification
Examples of gentrify in a Sentence
As the neighborhood became gentrified, the people who had lived there for many years could no longer afford it.
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The concerns go hand in hand with an analysis of the new tax bills released in 2022 by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, that showed property owners in gentrifying Latino neighborhoods in Chicago would see some of the biggest increases.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
Members of the hip-hop scene in Paris worry that the inclusion of breaking in the Olympics is yet another attempt at gentrifying their art form.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Joann Pai However, members of the breaking and hip-hop communities in Paris worry that this addition is yet another attempt at gentrifying their art form and ways of life.
—Jennifer Padjemi, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2024
The animated brothers are rarely without weed for long, and their surreal adventures through gentrifying Brooklyn are filled with digressive side quests that maintain a stoner’s perfectly loopy internal logic.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
Members of the hip-hop scene in Paris worry that the inclusion of breaking in the Olympics is yet another attempt at gentrifying their art form.
—Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Joann Pai However, members of the breaking and hip-hop communities in Paris worry that this addition is yet another attempt at gentrifying their art form and ways of life.
—Jennifer Padjemi, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2024
The animated brothers are rarely without weed for long, and their surreal adventures through gentrifying Brooklyn are filled with digressive side quests that maintain a stoner’s perfectly loopy internal logic.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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