GENTEELIZING Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word genteelizing. (close relations)
genteel
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| polishing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | ||||||
| refining | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | ||||||
| civilizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | ||||||
| cultivating | verbv | |||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||
| gentrifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents) | ||||||
| sophisticating | verbv | |||||
noun • a worldly-wise person verb • make less natural or innocent • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive • make more complex or refined | ||||||
