verb
- to confine or restrict (a person or group) to a ghetto or limited area; to isolate or marginalize
Usage: British spelling (American: ghettoizes); third-person singular present tense; often used in social or political contexts
Examples
- The policy ghettoises minority communities by restricting their access to better neighborhoods.
- Urban planners warned that zoning laws could ghettoises low-income residents.
- The school system ghettoises disadvantaged students by placing them in separate programs.
- Economic barriers ghettoises certain populations within the city.
- Critics argue that the housing market ghettoises families based on income level.