Definitions For Essentialize

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence. (transitive) To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence. (transitive) To misrepresent (a characteristic of something) by falsely portraying it as essential to the whole (that is, implying that it defines the whole's essence). : to essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"

Derived terms

essentialization essentializer

Related terms

essential essentialism essentialist essentialistic

Translations

French: essentialiser German: essentialisieren

Etymology

essential + ize