Gentrify and Halt

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Gentrify verb - Renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations.

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Halt is an antonym for gentrify in topics: renew, refurbish.

Halt verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

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Gentrify is an antonym for halt.

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

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