Ghettoize
//ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto. transitive
- 2 put in a ghetto wordnet
- 3 To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto. transitive
"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.""
Example
More examples"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.""
Etymology
From ghetto + -ize.
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