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• ghet|to|ize — «GEHT oh yz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to segregate or enclose in a ghetto: »... the exclusive enclave of Riveredge, a millionaire subdivision [of estates], where a hundred of the best families have pridefully ghettoized themselves behind a …   Useful english dictionary

• ghet — fu·ghet·ta; ghet·to·iza·tion; ghet·to·ize; spa·ghet·ti; spa·ghet·ti·ni; ghet·to; lar·ghet·to; …   English syllables

• ghettoize — ghet·to·ize …   English syllables

• ghettoize — ghet•to•ize [[t]ˈgɛt oʊˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb to segregate in or as if in a ghetto • Etymology: 1935–40 ghet to•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

• ghettoize — ghet|to|ize also ghettoise BrE [ˈgetəuaız US tou ] v [T] 1.) to force people to live in a ghetto 2.) to make part of a town become a ghetto …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ghettoize — ghet|to|ize [ getou,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to force a particular group of people to live in a particular area, usually in poor conditions 2. ) to turn an area into a GHETTO …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Ghettoize — Ghet to*ize, v. t. to form into a ghetto; to isolate (people) as though into a ghetto. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; …   English syllables

• ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables