Definition of "essentialize" in İngilizce

verb

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

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

3. (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"