ghettoize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯aɪ̯z] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English ghetto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ghettoize From ghetto + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
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(transitive) To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.
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."
1982 December 4, Sharon Page, “R2N2 Conference: Revitalizing the Movement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghettoized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ghettoized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ghettoizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ghettoizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ghettoise | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
ca guetitzar (Translations) · fr ghettoïser (Translations) · it ghettizzare (Translations)