Word: deghettoizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ghe
tto
i
zing
Definition: Present participle of deghettoize. To remove from a ghetto and integrate into the mainstream.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: ghetto
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.