gen·tri·fy 
(jĕntrə-fī′)
(jĕntrə-fī′)v. gen·tri·fied, gen·tri·fy·ing, gen·tri·fies
v.tr.
To subject to gentrification: gentrify a row of Victorian houses.
v.intr.
To undergo gentrification: a neighborhood that is rapidly gentrifying.
[GENTR(Y) + -FY.]
gentri·fi′er n.