Generification

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The act or process of generalizing.Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification. Sir W.Hamilton.

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The process of exterimninating the middle class and poor residents of a city due to high inflated real estate prices that will bring along wealthy yuppies into neighborhoods that were once blue collar middle collar class.
Real estate developers advertise certain neighborhoods as trendy in hopoe to bring in yuppies and drive out long time residents.