ghettoize

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ghet·to·ize | \ ˈge-tō-ˌīz

ghettoized; ghettoizing

Definition of ghettoize

transitive verb

: to isolate in or as if in a ghetto

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

Recent Examples on the Web Unsurprisingly, neighborhoods that were lower income and more heavily populated with people of color — due to decades of redlining and ghettoizing practices — were often denied service by lower-cost haulers and unfairly overpriced by others. — Janaé Bates And Ahmed Anshur, Twin Cities, "Bates, Anshur: Vote yes for the trash ordinance. Then, together, we’ll work to improve the contract," 17 Oct. 2019 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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