gentrifyPronunciation: /ˈdʒɛntrɪfʌɪ/Definition of gentrify verb (gentrifies, gentrifying, gentrified) [with object] renovate and improve (a house or district) so that it conforms to middle-class taste. (usually as adjective gentrified) make (someone or their way of life) more genteel:a gentrified Irish AmericanDerivatives gentrification noun gentrifier noun gentrify in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of gentrify in the US English dictionary