The area began to gentrify in the late 90s after the opening of the mall.
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Gentrify
//ˈd͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.faɪ//
Synonyms for "gentrify"
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5 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- gentrificar verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Danish
1 entries- gentrificere verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Dutch
2 entries- gerestaureerd verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
- verbeterd verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Finnish
1 entries- keskiluokkaistaa verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
French
1 entries- embourgeoiser verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
German
1 entries- gentrifizieren verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Hungarian
1 entries- dzsentrifikál verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Italian
1 entries- gentrificare verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- gentrifisere verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Polish
2 entries- gentryfikować verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
- zgentryfikować verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Portuguese
1 entries- gentrificar verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Spanish
2 entries- aburguesar verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
- gentrificar verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Swedish
1 entries- gentrifiera verb (to renovate something, especially housing to make more appealing to the middle classes)
Sample sentences
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Club neighbor Joe Gegis told the board that he was concerned about the licenses due to the problem of drunk drivers and that he believed the bar would lower property values, which have been rising in the area as it becomes increasingly gentrified.
Source: wiktionary
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