Meaning

1 senses

  1. (derogatory, often)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

Forms

yuppifies, yuppifying, yuppified, yuppified
Base formyuppify · to yuppify
3rd person singularyuppifies
Present participleyuppifying
Past simpleyuppified
Past participleyuppified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyyuppify
he, she, ityuppifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsyuppified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave yuppified
he, she, ithas yuppified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill yuppify

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
yumyummyB2yupyuriyurtyuzuzanyC1

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