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

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essentialize

Source Word

essentialize

Verb

transitive

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

Japanese Meaning

本質に絞り込む、要点にします。 / 本質の過度な単純化により、誤った印象を与える表現にする。

It is wrong to essentialize entire cultures based on the actions of a few.

少数の人の行動だけで文化全体を本質化するのは間違っている。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To misrepresent (something) by oversimplifying a summary of its essence.

Sense（3）

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

essentializes

（ present singular third-person ）

essentializing

（ participle present ）

essentialized

（ participle past ）

essentialized

（ past ）