gentrify

English Thesaurus

1. renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations (verb.change)

hypernym	:	freshen up, refurbish, renovate,
definition	:	make brighter and prettier (verb.change)

derivation	:	gentrification,
definition	:	the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) (noun.act)

derivation	:	gentrification,
definition	:	the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) (noun.act)