Gentrice
[jen-tris] /ˈdʒɛn trɪs/
noun, Archaic.
1.
gentility; high birth.
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[jen-truh-fahy] /ˈdʒɛn trəˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), gentrified, gentrifying. 1. to improve (a neighborhood) by . verb (used without object), gentrified, gentrifying. 2. to undergo : Some neighborhoods gentrify more easily than others. v. “renovate inner-city housing to middle-class standards,” by 1972, from gentry + -fy. Related: Gentrified, which was used from early 19c. of […]