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How to pronounce “gentrify

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Pronunciation guide for gentrify

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of gentrify with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Kevin CovalBut once we begin to gentrify and overdevelop
Definition summary
(transitive) To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (now often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).

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How to pronounce gentrify

Kevin Coval

But once we begin to gentrify and overdevelop

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “gentrify

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (now often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).
  • To develop and invest in a penurious or impoverished place.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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