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单词 yuppify
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yuppify

[ yuhp-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈyʌp əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), yup·pi·fied, yup·pi·fy·ing.Informal.

to make (a neighborhood or area) more upscale or affluent in order to appeal to the lifestyle and tastes of yuppies.

Origin of yuppify

First recorded in 1980–85; yupp(ie) + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM yuppify

yup·pi·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby yuppify

yup, Yupik, yuppie, yuppie disease, yuppie flu, yuppify, yupster, Yurak, Yurev, Yurimaguas, yurt
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British Dictionary definitions for yuppify

yuppify
/ (ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make yuppie in nature

Derived forms of yuppify

yuppification, noun
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