gentrify gentrification • gentry · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · gentrify · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations. Examples: "Gentrify a row of old houses." "Gentrify the old center of town." · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079