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ghettoize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Race relations
ghet·to·ize verb (also ghettoise British English) /ˈɡetəʊaɪz $ -toʊ-/ [transitive]  1. PGSSRto force people to live in a ghetto 强迫居住在聚居区[贫民区]2. SSRTOWNto make part of a town become a ghetto 使成为聚居区[贫民区]
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Examples from the Corpus
ghettoizeIn the north part of the city, the neighborhoods were becoming ghettoized.Ellen accused Bernard of being anti-feminist, and attempting to ghettoize ethnic minorities; he accused her of racism and white elitism.Blacks coming from the South were ghettoized in high-rise housing projects.
ghet·to·ize verbChineseSyllable
people to Corpus force a live to in ghetto


ghettoize
ghettoize verb (also ghettoise British English) /ˈɡetəʊaɪz $ -toʊ-/ [transitive]
1. to force people to live in a ghetto
2. to make part of a town become a ghetto