English verb: gentrify | |||
| 1. | gentrify (change) renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations | ||
| Samples | Gentrify a row of old houses. Gentrify the old center of town. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | freshen up, refurbish, renovate | ||