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Yuppify
verb
Definitions
1.
verb
To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.
"This used to be an honest old-fashioned backstreet boozer but, like Fulham itself, the pub has had its soul ripped out since it has been yuppified"
Synonyms
youngify
urban-renew
upmarket
redevelop
urbanize
youthenize
youthify
youthfulize
youthfulise
gentrify
verticalize
youthen
Rhymes With
wry
exemplify
rectify
high
lie
apply
fortify
awry
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