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v. (from ghetto)

1. To allow or promote degeneration of a community, through the efflux of the middle class and legitimate business and the influx of a culture of poverty, crime, low ambition, shiftlessness, and bling. Opposite of "gentrify."

2. To modify a possession such as a car or sound system to reflect the styles of the aforementioned "ghetto culture."
1. "By 1972, the Crips had thoroughly ghettified Compton and all vestiges of the working population had fled west."

2. Shameel proceeded to ghettify his Honda Civic, adding platinum rims, a spoiler, a 500-watt subwoofer, and a custom paint job done by his dawg Kumar in exchange for "summa dat white stuff".
ghettify by Carl Willis February 12, 2005
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Greatify 

Verb - The act of making someone or something great. Made famous by one Dave Fresco, who is self-proclaimed "The Greatest".

He greatifies the masses with "The Greatifier"
When someone steps into the ring with Dave Fresco, more often than not they get greatified.

Dave Fresco has the power to greatify the world.
Greatify by The Greatifier December 13, 2006
Letting him in will ghettify the entire neighborhood
Ghettify by Lashawndiqua May 16, 2014