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embourgeoiser

/ɑ̃.buʁ.ʒwa.ze/

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verb/ɑ̃.buʁ.ʒwa.ze/

to become bourgeois; to gentrify

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en- French en- Old French borgeis Middle French bourgois French bourgeois Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French embourgeoiser From en- + bourgeois + -er.