GENTRIFY


Meaning of GENTRIFY in English

— gentrifier , n.

/jen"treuh fuy'/ , v. , gentrified, gentrifying .

v.t.

1. to improve (a neighborhood) by gentrification.

v.i.

2. to undergo gentrification: Some neighborhoods gentrify more easily than others.

[ 1970-75; GENTRY + -FY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .