The meaning of Gentrify

noun

The process by which a poor neighborhood in a city is changed by people who have money, including esp. the improvement or replacement of buildings

Usage examples:

The area where he grew up has been gentrified and lost all its old character.

noun

The process by which an area is changed by people who have more money moving to live there and making improvements to the buildings

Usage examples:

As the city's gentrification creeps north, middle-class settlers are renovating and moving into 19t…

verb

To change a place from being a poor area to a richer one, by people of a higher social class moving to live there

Usage examples:

The area where i grew up has been all modernized and gentrified, and has lost all its old character.