Gentrify
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to change a place from being a poor area to a richer one, by people of a higher social class moving to live there:
Gentrify meaning & definition 1 of Gentrify.
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Change the character of (a poor urban area) through wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.
Gentrify meaning & definition 2 of Gentrify.