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yuppify
yuppify [ yúppi fī ] (3rd person present singular yuppifies, present participle yuppifying, past and past participle yuppified)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
populate with yuppies: to cause an area to be increasingly populated by young educated city-dwelling professionals or to modify something with the values ascribed to yuppies ( disapproving )


yuppification [ yúppifi káysh'n ] noun
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