ghettoize

verb ghet·to·ize \ ˈge-tō-ˌīz \

Examples: ghettoize in a Sentence

Definition of ghettoize

ghettoized; ghettoizing

transitive verb

: to isolate in or as if in a ghetto

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ghettoization

play \ˌge-tō-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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Examples of ghettoize in a Sentence

Parts of the city that had been ghettoized are now being restored.

Recent Examples of ghettoize from the Web

For so long, films that depict a reality where whiteness isn’t the default have been ghettoized, marketed largely to audiences of color as niche entertainment, instead of as part of the mainstream.

— jamil smith, TIME.com, "Black Panther," 8 Feb. 2018
Old housing laws that ghettoized minorities and barred them from educational and professional opportunities limited their ability to transcend their economic class -- and have lasting effects, even today.

— issac bailey, CNN, "Secretary Carson, you should know better," 25 May 2017
Immigrant communities in Europe are much more ghettoized, much less warmly accepted.

— andy borowitz, The New Yorker, "Taking Down Terrorists in Court," 15 May 2017

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