gen‧tri‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌdʒentrəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌdʒentrɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
a gradual process in which an area in bad condition where poor people live is changed by people with more money coming to live there and improving it
—gentrify /ˈdʒentrəfaɪ, ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ verb [transitive usually passive]

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