gen·tri·fy (jĕn'trə-fī')
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To subject to gentrification: gentrify a row of Victorian houses.

[GENTR(Y) + -FY.]

gentrifier gen'tri·fi'er n.

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