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ghettoize

verb

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Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/ / [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯aɪ̯z]

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English ghetto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ghettoize From ghetto + -ize.

  1. To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
  2. 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."