Meaning of essentialize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To reduce (something) to its essence.
   transitive
2. To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.
   transitive
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).
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

““This is an essentializing of Hinduism,” Ms. Narayanan said, “and the diversity of Hinduism in India is lost here.””

“to essentialize race by stereotyping "what Whites do" or "how Blacks think"”

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