ghettoize

English

Alternative forms

• ghettoise

Etymology

From ghetto +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/, [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯aɪ̯z]

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Verb

ghettoize (third-person singular simple present ghettoizes, present participle ghettoizing, simple past and past participle ghettoized)

1. (transitive) To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
2. (transitive) To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.
   • 1982 December 4, Sharon Page, “R2N2 Conference: Revitalizing the Movement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 3:

     Liberation includes the full range of sexual, social, racial and economic relations with the goal of empowering lesbianism as a valuable, legitimate choice for all women, not settling for a tolerance of ghettoized "deviant lifestyles."

Derived terms

• deghettoize
• ghettoization

Translations

Translations

Catalan: guetitzar (ca) French: ghettoïser (fr) Italian: ghettizzare (it)