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Definitions

gentrify

[jen-truh-fahy] / ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ /
VERB
recondition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix up refit refurbish remodel resuscitate
STRONG
brace continue exhilarate extend freshen furbish mend modernize overhaul prolong re-create reaffirm reawaken recommence recreate reestablish refresh regenerate rehabilitate reinvigorate rejuvenate renovate reopen repair repeat replace replenish restate restock restore resume retread revamp revitalize revive spruce stimulate transform
WEAK
begin again breathe new life into bring up to date give a new look to go over
Antonyms
STRONG
break damage depress destroy discourage finish halt hurt kill leave alone maintain ruin shorten stop
VERB
re-create
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exhilarate refurbish reinvigorate
STRONG
brace continue extend freshen furbish mend modernize overhaul prolong reaffirm reawaken recommence recondition reestablish refit refresh regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate remodel renovate reopen repair repeat replace replenish restate restock restore resume resuscitate retread revamp revitalize revive spruce stimulate transform
WEAK
begin again breathe new life into bring up to date fix up give a new look to go over
Antonyms
STRONG
break damage destroy finish halt hurt kill leave alone maintain ruin shorten stop
VERB
renew
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue extend prolong reaffirm reestablish reopen repeat restate restore resume revive
STRONG
brace exhilarate freshen mend modernize overhaul reawaken recommence recondition recreate refit refresh regenerate rehabilitate reinvigorate rejuvenate remodel renovate repair replace replenish restock resuscitate retread revitalize spruce stimulate transform
WEAK
begin again breathe new life into bring up to date fix up go over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy finish halt shorten stop
STRONG
break damage depress discourage hurt kill leave alone ruin

Example Sentences

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The horizontal city is just too big to fully gentrify; there was always another neighborhood where an artist could find studio space, or a gallery could open up shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Until recently, community activists had opposed the project because they said it would gentrify their predominantly working-class, Latino and Asian neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022

Property developers should lure displaced Americans to gentrify the Rust Belt along the Great Lakes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

He has watched other parts of metropolitan Cincinnati, including the West End and Over-the-Rhine, gentrify in ways that displaced longtime Black residents.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2021

Mileyka Burgos-Flores said Plaza Seafood represents a part of the culture that is fading from the Allapattah neighborhood, which in recent years has started to gentrify.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2021