ghettoizing US
ˈɡɛtoʊˌaɪzɪŋ
See also: ghettoisation (UK)
Definition

Definition of ghettoizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
isolatingRareUScausing to be isolated or segregatedRareUS
  • The policy had a ghettoizing effect on the minority communities.
isolating segregating
2.
societyRareUSrelating to the process of forming a ghettoRareUS
  • The ghettoizing trends in urban areas are concerning.
isolating segregating
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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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  1. French:ghettoïsant, relatif à la ghettoïsation, ...
  2. German:isolierend, Ghetto bildend, ...
  3. Italian:segregante, ghettizzante, ...
  4. Spanish:aislante, formación de gueto, ...
  5. Portuguese:segregador, guetizador, ...
  6. Chinese:使某人或某物变得孤立或隔离的, 贫民区化, ...
  7. Japanese:隔離する, ゲットー化, ...
  8. Arabic:عَازِل, عَزْلِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְבַדֵּל, הַמַּתְאִים לִתְהִלַּת יְצִירַת גֵּטוֹ, ...
  10. Russian:изолирующий, образование гетто, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ізоляційний, геттоїзаційний, ...
  12. Hindi:अलगाववादी, घेटो बनाना, ...
ghettoize
ˈɡɛtəʊaɪz

Definition of ghettoize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
isolationRareUSisolate someone as if in a ghettoRareUS
  • The policy tends to ghettoize minority communities.
isolate segregate
2.
inferiorityRaretreat or regard as inferiorRare
  • The media often ghettoizes these issues, ignoring their complexity..
marginalize segregate
3.
segregationRareUStransform a place into a ghettoRareUS
  • The area was ghettoized over the years.
isolate marginalize segregate
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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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  1. French:ghettoïser, traiter comme inférieur, ...
  2. German:ghettoisieren, abwerten, ...
  3. Italian:ghettizzare, emarginare, ...
  4. Spanish:guetizar, marginalizar, ...
  5. Portuguese:guetizar, marginalizar, ...
  6. Chinese:隔离, 贬低, ...
  7. Japanese:隔離する, 軽視する, ...
  8. Arabic:عَزَلَ, مَيَّزَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְבַדֵּד, לְהִתְיַחֵס בְּנְחִיתוּת, ...
  10. Russian:геттоизировать, принижать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:геттоїзувати, принижувати, ...
  12. Hindi:अलग-थलग करना, निम्न समझना, ...

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