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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But the program progressive aldermen put in place this year to give longtime residents like Amato the power to try to keep their homes in the vicinity of the popular 606 trail and other parts of fast-gentrifying Northwest Side neighborhoods is now suffering rollbacks.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
As these urban cities gentrify, what happens to the people who have been pushed out and evicted?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Ava, a business consultant, lives in the U-Street neighborhood, a gentrifying part of the capital where there is a mix of younger professionals and older, long-time Washingtonians.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
But like many other historic Black neighborhoods, Overtown has faced changes: the construction of the I-95 highway right through the middle of the neighborhood and the ongoing development gentrifying the area.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
As these urban cities gentrify, what happens to the people who have been pushed out and evicted?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Ava, a business consultant, lives in the U-Street neighborhood, a gentrifying part of the capital where there is a mix of younger professionals and older, long-time Washingtonians.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
But like many other historic Black neighborhoods, Overtown has faced changes: the construction of the I-95 highway right through the middle of the neighborhood and the ongoing development gentrifying the area.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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