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ghettoize

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡɛtəʊˌaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɛtoʊˌaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(get′ō īz′)

Inflections of 'ghettoize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ghettoizes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

ghettoizing: v pres p (US & UK)

ghettoized: v past (US & UK)

ghettoized: v past p (US & UK)

ghet•to•ize /ˈgɛtoʊˌaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.

to segregate in or as if in a ghetto.

ghet•to•ize (get′ō īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ized, -iz•ing.

to place or collect in a ghetto:New immigrants still tended to ghettoize in the cities.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ghet′to•ise′.

ghetto + -ize 1935–40

ghet′to•i•za′tion, n.

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ghettoize, ghettoise /ˈɡɛtəʊˌaɪz/ vb

(transitive) to confine or restrict to a particular area, activity, or category: to ghettoize computer hackers as troublemakers

ˌghettoiˈzation, ˌghettoiˈsation n

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