0 past simple and past participle of yuppify
1 to change the appearance of a place to suit or attract people who earn and spend a lot of money
There are village schools, schools in market towns, schools in "yuppified" suburbs and schools in derelict city centres.
Tory legislation in 1981 removed grants aimed at ensuring that dock companies kept docks as docks and did not turn them into marinas or other yuppified pursuits.
