Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghettoize

/ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ghet-toize
IPA
/ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ghettoizes (present, singular) ghettoizing (participle, present) ghettoized (participle, past) ghettoized (past) ghettoise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deghettoize ghettoization

Synonyms

ghettoise

Questions

How do you pronounce ghettoize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/.
What does ghettoize mean?
To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
Where does ghettoize come from?
Etymology tree English ghetto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ghettoize From ghetto + -ize.

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