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v. To subject to gentrification: gentrify a row of Victorian houses.

v. to renovate something, especially housing, to make it more appealing to the middle classes

v. renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations

"In our city most of the anti-war/peace movements are white b/c most of the activists in our city who are Black or Latino are already spending most of their available time on issues pertaining to communitywhich is hard when the city is trying to destroy, otherwise known as gentrify, your community."

gentrified    gentrifying   

refurbish    renovate    freshen up   

gentrification