ghettoize

ghet·to·ize

[get-oh-ahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ghet·to·ized, ghet·to·iz·ing.
to place or collect in a ghetto: New immigrants still tended to ghettoize in the cities.
Also, especially British, ghet·to·ise.


Origin:
1935–40; ghetto + -ize

ghet·to·i·za·tion, noun
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ghettoize or ghettoise (ˈɡɛtəʊˌaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to confine or restrict to a particular area, activity, or category: to ghettoize women as housewives
 
ghettoise or ghettoise
 
vb
 
ghettoi'zation or ghettoise
 
n
 
ghettoi'sation or ghettoise
 
n

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