English Explanatory Dictionary

essentialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

essentialize essentializes essentializing essentialized

Etymology

From essential + -ize.

Related words

essential essentialism essentialist essentialistic

Derived words

essentialization essentializer
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