verb
Meaning 1
To reduce (something) to its essence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
essentialize
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verb
Meaning 2
To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"
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History
Etymology
From essential + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: essentialiser — to reduce to its essence
- German: essentialisieren — to reduce to its essence