un|slum

un|slum
un|slum «uhn SLUHM», transitive verb, -slummed, -slum|ming.
to rebuild, renovate, or otherwise get rid of (a slum or slum buildings): »

[She] blasts the urban renewal projects that would destroy the character of cherished neighborhoods in an effort to unslum them (Saturday Review).


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