yuppify
Word family nounyuppiedomyuppificationyuppieverbyuppify
yup·pi·fy /ˈjʌpɪfaɪ/ verb (yuppified, yuppifying) [transitiveT] informal to improve the buildings in an area, or to open expensive restaurants, shops etc so that yuppies will want to live in the buildings or use the restaurants etc 使雅皮士化；使适合雅皮士，为迎合雅皮士而设 The restaurant’s yuppified interior was done in colors like teal and mauve. 这家餐馆雅皮士风格的内部装修使用了类似蓝绿和淡紫的颜色。
n Grammar Yuppify is usually passive.