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Meaning of ghettoize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz

Definitions

  1. To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
    transitive
  2. To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.
    transitive

Equivalents

Français ghettoïser
Italiano ghettizzare

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."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ghettoized ghettoizes ghettoizing Ghiblified Ghiblifies Ghiblify

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