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verb
To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
put in a ghetto
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ghettoise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isolate, insulate
History
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.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
