Ghettoise (Verb)
Meaning
Put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The Rohingya Muslims have been ghettoized in refugee camps along the border of Myanmar and Bangladesh.
- Several minority groups were ghettoized under the authoritarian regime, restricting their access to basic services.
- As a result of the new zoning laws, some argue that the city's artists have been ghettoized to the outskirts of downtown.
- The government's failure to address the growing wealth gap has led to the ghettoization of low-income families in poverty-stricken neighborhoods.
- Throughout history, marginalized communities have been subjected to forced relocations, effectively ghettoizing them from mainstream society.