Gentrifies [verb]
Definition of Gentrifies:
start over; refurbish
Synonyms of Gentrifies:
● Restore
● Repeat
● Extend
● Resume
● Revive
● Prolong
● Reopen
● Continue
● Restate
● Reestablish
● Repair
● Rejuvenate
● Reinvigorate
● Recreate
● Replace
● Renovate
● Revitalize
● Spruce
● Resuscitate
● Freshen
● Modernize
● Remodel
● Overhaul
● Regenerate
● Transform
● Exhilarate
● Mend
● Brace
● Reawaken
● Rehabilitate
● Replenish
● Refresh
● Recondition
● Stimulate
● Fix up
● Go over
● Reaffirm
● Recommence
● Refit
● Retread
● Restock
● Begin again
● Breathe new life into
● Bring up to date
Opposite/Antonyms of Gentrifies:
● Discourage
● Depress
● Leave alone
● Kill
● Hurt
● Break
● Stop
● Halt
● Finish
● Ruin
● Damage
● Shorten
● Destroy
Sentence/Example of Gentrifies:
New restaurant owners entering gentrifying areas are sometimes people of color themselves, but this doesn’t mean that they can’t be gentrifiers, Sbicca says.
“This won’t reach low-income people, but it will reach middle-income people and that benefits gentrifying areas,” he said.