gentrifies

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A form of gentrify — To renovate or improve something (especially housing or district), making it more appealing to the middle classes (now often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of gentrify
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gentrifies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentrifies

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