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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Organizers, leaders and residents in the area say they’re heartened that the previous plan, which was heavily criticized for its potential to gentrify the Chinatown area and push out Asian American businesses and families, will no longer threaten their community.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
The fear of McClure and other opponents — that a development like this will gentrify the neighborhood and drive prices up and families out — is exactly wrong.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The lawsuits have been filed predominantly in heavily Black neighborhoods, which property owners see as part of a mission to gentrify and redevelop their neighborhoods by pushing them out.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
By some standards, Mr. Ashkenazy’s exclusive hotel complex, Elsewhere — built on 39 hilltop acres of what was once a vacation ranch for the Howard Johnson family — could be seen as a harbinger of gentrifying forces.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
The fear of McClure and other opponents — that a development like this will gentrify the neighborhood and drive prices up and families out — is exactly wrong.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The lawsuits have been filed predominantly in heavily Black neighborhoods, which property owners see as part of a mission to gentrify and redevelop their neighborhoods by pushing them out.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
By some standards, Mr. Ashkenazy’s exclusive hotel complex, Elsewhere — built on 39 hilltop acres of what was once a vacation ranch for the Howard Johnson family — could be seen as a harbinger of gentrifying forces.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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