Definition
Definition of ghettoizing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
isolatingRare US causing to be isolated or segregatedRare US
- The policy had a ghettoizing effect on the minority communities.
2.
societyRare US relating to the process of forming a ghettoRare US
- The ghettoizing trends in urban areas are concerning.
Origin of ghettoizing
Italian, ghetto (foundry) + -ize (to make)
Examples of ghettoizing in a sentence
Critics argue that the policy is ghettoizing the affected groups. Ghettoizing policies have long-term effects on communities. The ghettoizing of neighborhoods was a deliberate act.
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- French:ghettoïsant, relatif à la ghettoïsation, ...
- German:isolierend, Ghetto bildend, ...
- Italian:segregante, ghettizzante, ...
- Spanish:aislante, formación de gueto, ...
- Portuguese:segregador, guetizador, ...
- Chinese:使某人或某物变得孤立或隔离的, 贫民区化, ...
- Japanese:隔離する, ゲットー化, ...
- Arabic:عَازِل, عَزْلِي, ...
- Hebrew:מְבַדֵּל, הַמַּתְאִים לִתְהִלַּת יְצִירַת גֵּטוֹ, ...
- Russian:изолирующий, образование гетто, ...
- Ukrainian:ізоляційний, геттоїзаційний, ...
- Hindi:अलगाववादी, घेटो बनाना, ...
Definition of ghettoize - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
isolationRare US isolate someone as if in a ghettoRare US
- The policy tends to ghettoize minority communities.
2.
inferiorityRare treat or regard as inferiorRare
- The media often ghettoizes these issues, ignoring their complexity..
3.
segregationRare US transform a place into a ghettoRare US
- The area was ghettoized over the years.
Origin of ghettoize
Italian, ghetto (foundry)
Examples of ghettoize in a sentence
Efforts to ghettoize the group were met with resistance. Policies that ghettoize minorities are unacceptable. Don't ghettoize these artists based on their genre. The policy threatens to ghettoize the neighborhood. Efforts to ghettoize the community were met with resistance.
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- French:ghettoïser, traiter comme inférieur, ...
- German:ghettoisieren, abwerten, ...
- Italian:ghettizzare, emarginare, ...
- Spanish:guetizar, marginalizar, ...
- Portuguese:guetizar, marginalizar, ...
- Chinese:隔离, 贬低, ...
- Japanese:隔離する, 軽視する, ...
- Arabic:عَزَلَ, مَيَّزَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְבַדֵּד, לְהִתְיַחֵס בְּנְחִיתוּת, ...
- Russian:геттоизировать, принижать, ...
- Ukrainian:геттоїзувати, принижувати, ...
- Hindi:अलग-थलग करना, निम्न समझना, ...
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